Fashionable Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #424747 |
| Complementary Color | #b8bdbd |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fashionable Grey Color. The Nobel color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Stellar Mist (#ab9d9c) for more energetic effect. Try Violet Vista as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b8bdbd is the best complementary color to Fashionable Grey. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdb8b8 complementary color is Silver Sand, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nobel are #bdb8ba and #bdbab8. Thus found on the left and right of #bdb8b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Cotton Seed colors as they work well with Fashionable Grey.
The split-complementary Fashionable Grey palette consists of #b8babd and #b8bdba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8bdbd). Try Bombay and Pumice colors in combination with #bdb8b8, 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 #bdb8b8 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fashionable Grey. Thus French Gray and Pumice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fashionable Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Sand, Green Spring, and French Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdb8b8 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fashionable Grey tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#b8bdbd) and two others. The Pumice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary Silver Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b8bdb8 and #bdb8bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdb8b8 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Fashionable Grey has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 3.65% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdb8b8 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bdb8b8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,184,184) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 1.96, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(0,3.65%,73.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,2.65%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.1771,1.7609,0.616) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7785,48.5605,52.255) |