Shadow Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #445a5f |
| Complementary Color | #a0b5bb |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shadow Grey Color. The Redend Point color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Worn Silver (#c9c0bb) for more calm effect. Try Warm Comfort as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a0b5bb is the best complementary color to Shadow Grey. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bba5a0 complementary color is Gull Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Thatch are #bba0a8 and #bbb2a0. Thus found on the left and right of #bba5a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Malta colors as they work well with Shadow Grey.
The split-complementary Shadow Grey palette consists of #a0a8bb and #a0bbb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0b5bb). Try Gull Gray and Summer Green colors in combination with #bba5a0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #bba5a0 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shadow Grey. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Norway giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shadow Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bba5a0 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shadow Grey tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#a0b5bb) and two others. The Norway is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0bba5 and #bba0b5.
In a RGB color space, hex #bba5a0 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Shadow Grey has a hue angle of 11.11°, a saturation of 16.56% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bba5a0 is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 10.58% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bba5a0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,165,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.62, 10.58, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(11.11,16.56%,68.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.11,14.44%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.4789,7.1661,5.5149) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2938,40.0131,38.8573) |