Unique Grey Color

#cbc9c9

Unique Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #343636
Complementary Color #c9cbcb
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.22% (better contrasting with black)
Unique Grey Color Sample
Unique Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cbc9c9

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Unique Grey Color. The Pink Swan 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 Kid Gloves (#b6aeae) for more energetic effect. Try Mouse Trap as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c9cbcb is the best complementary color to Unique 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 #cbc9c9 complementary color is Silver Sand, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Silver are #cbc9ca and #cbcac9. Thus found on the left and right of #cbc9c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Slate and Cloud colors as they work well with Unique Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Unique Grey palette consists of #c9cacb and #c9cbca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9cbcb). Try Silver Sand and Pumice colors in combination with #cbc9c9, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #cbc9c9 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 Unique Grey. Thus French Gray and Pumice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Unique Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Sand, Celeste, and French Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbc9c9 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Unique Grey tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#c9cbcb) 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 #c9cbc9 and #cbc9cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cbc9c9 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Unique Grey has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 1.89% and a lightness of 79.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbc9c9 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #cbc9c9
RGB Decimal rgb(203,201,201)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0.79, 0.79, 20.39
HSL hsl(0,1.89%,79.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,0.99%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.1192,0.6937,0.2349)
XYZ xyz(56.0579,58.6868,63.6315)
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