Grim Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #1c2329 |
| Complementary Color | #d6dce3 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Grim Grey Color. The Pastel Sand 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 New Wool (#d6c3b9) for more energetic effect. Try Pink Nudity as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d6dce3 is the best complementary color to Grim Grey. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3dcd6 complementary color is Geyser, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Westar are #e3d6d6 and #e3e2d6. Thus found on the left and right of #e3dcd6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swiss Coffee and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Grim Grey.
The split-complementary Grim Grey palette consists of #d6d6e3 and #d6e3e2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6dce3). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #e3dcd6, 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 #e3dcd6 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 Grim Grey. Thus Mischka and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grim Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Geyser, Tasman, and Mischka split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3dcd6 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm 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. Grim Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d6dce3) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lola – 120° from the complementary Geyser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6e3dc and #e3d6dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3dcd6 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Grim Grey has a hue angle of 27.69°, a saturation of 18.84% and a lightness of 86.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3dcd6 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #e3dcd6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,220,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 5.1, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(27.69,18.84%,86.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.69,5.73%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.1475,1.3482,3.7795) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.4094,72.3723,73.9293) |