Foggy Quartz 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 | #405d5e |
| Complementary Color | #a1bebf |
| Color Shade: | mid red (2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Foggy Quartz Color. The Elegant Ice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called French Taupe (#d3c2bf) for more calm effect. Try Wishy-Washy Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a1bebf is the best complementary color to Foggy Quartz. 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 #bfa2a1 complementary color is Tower 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 #bfa1ae and #bfb1a1. Thus found on the left and right of #bfa2a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Malta colors as they work well with Foggy Quartz.
The split-complementary Foggy Quartz palette consists of #a1afbf and #a1bfb1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1bebf). Try Cadet Blue and Summer Green colors in combination with #bfa2a1, 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 #bfa2a1 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 Foggy Quartz. Thus Cadet Blue and Norway giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Foggy Quartz contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tower Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfa2a1 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. Foggy Quartz tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#a1bebf) and two others. The Norway is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Tower Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1bfa2 and #bfa1be.
In a RGB color space, hex #bfa2a1 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Foggy Quartz has a hue angle of 2°, a saturation of 18.99% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfa2a1 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #bfa2a1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,162,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 11.76, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(2,18.99%,69.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(2,15.71%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.1049,10.4652,4.4686) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8392,39.4902,39.1881) |