Pinkish 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 | #375356 |
| Complementary Color | #a9c4c8 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (5.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pinkish Grey Color. The Brandy Snaps color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f) for more energetic effect. Try Floral Tapestry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a9c4c8 is the best complementary color to Pinkish 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 #c8aca9 complementary color is Opal, 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 Cold Turkey are #c8a9b5 and #c8bba9. Thus found on the left and right of #c8aca9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Coral Reef colors as they work well with Pinkish Grey.
The split-complementary Pinkish Grey palette consists of #a9b5c8 and #a9c8bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9c4c8). Try Cadet Blue and Opal colors in combination with #c8aca9, 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 #c8aca9 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 Pinkish Grey. Thus Logan and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pinkish Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opal, Rainee, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8aca9 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. Pinkish Grey tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#a9c4c8) and two others. The Spring Rain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Opal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9c8ac and #c8a9c4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c8aca9 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pinkish Grey has a hue angle of 5.81°, a saturation of 21.99% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8aca9 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c8aca9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,172,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 12.16, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(5.81,21.99%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(5.81,15.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.6602,9.6476,5.2864) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7334,44.649,43.7438) |