Ash Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #3e4a56 |
| Complementary Color | #a8b4c1 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ash Grey Color. The Porcelain Figurines color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rich Taupe (#b39c89) for more energetic effect. Try Baked Potato as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a8b4c1 is the best complementary color to Ash Grey. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c1b5a9 complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Silk are #c1a8a8 and #c1c1a8. Thus found on the left and right of #c1b5a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Eagle colors as they work well with Ash Grey.
The split-complementary Ash Grey palette consists of #a8a8c1 and #a8c0c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8b4c1). Try Cadet Blue and Tower Gray colors in combination with #c1b5a9, 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 #c1b5a9 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ash Grey. Thus Chatelle and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ash Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Norway, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1b5a9 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ash Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a8b4c1) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8c1b4 and #c1a8b4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1b5a9 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Ash Grey has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 16.22% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1b5a9 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 9.42% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #c1b5a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,181,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 9.42, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(30,16.22%,70.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,12.44%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.3493,2.2078,7.633) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.6776,47.2498,44.2488) |