Serious Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green
| Inverse Color | #313638 |
| Complementary Color | #c7ccce |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Serious Grey Color. The Temperate Taupe color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Silk (#bdb1a8) for more energetic effect. Try Oak Ridge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c7ccce is the best complementary color to Serious Grey. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cec9c7 complementary color is Iron, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cloud are #cec7c8 and #ceccc7. Thus found on the left and right of #cec9c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Slate and Cloud colors as they work well with Serious Grey.
The split-complementary Serious Grey palette consists of #c7c8ce and #c7cecc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7ccce). Try French Gray and Powder Ash colors in combination with #cec9c7, 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 #cec9c7 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 Serious Grey. Thus Gray Suit and Pumice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Serious Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Iron, Pumice, and Gray Suit split by 90° on the color wheel. #cec9c7 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Serious Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c7ccce) and two others. The Pumice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary Iron. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7cec9 and #cec7cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #cec9c7 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Serious Grey has a hue angle of 17.14°, a saturation of 6.67% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cec9c7 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #cec9c7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,201,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 2.74, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(17.14,6.67%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.14,3.4%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.3018,1.3752,1.6011) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.649,59.0186,62.4388) |