Graphite is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #dae9f8 |
| Complementary Color | #061525 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 8.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Graphite Color. The Severely Burnt Toast 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 Wood Bark (#261105) for more energetic effect. Try Clinker as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#061525 is the best complementary color to Graphite. 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 #251607 complementary color is Black Pearl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Graphite are #250606 and #242506. Thus found on the left and right of #251607 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wood Bark and Pine Tree colors as they work well with Graphite.
The split-complementary Graphite palette consists of #060625 and #062425 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#061525). Try Black Pearl and Bottle Green colors in combination with #251607, 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 #251607 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Graphite. Thus Violet and Bottle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Graphite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Black Pearl, Deep Forest Green, and Melanzane split by 90° on the color wheel. #251607 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Graphite tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#061525) and two others. The Bottle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aubergine – 120° from the complementary Black Pearl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #062516 and #250616.
In a RGB color space, hex #251607 is made of 56% red, 33% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Graphite has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 68.18% and a lightness of 8.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #251607 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 85.49% black ink.
| HEX | #251607 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(37,22,7) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 33%, 11% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 11.76, 85.49 |
| HSL | hsl(30,68.18%,8.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,81.08%,14.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(8.8446,5.6037,10.482) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.0882,0.9825,0.3333) |