Polished Leather is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #b0bfbe |
| Complementary Color | #404f4e |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Polished Leather Color. The Estate Vineyard color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sparrow (#69595c) for more calm effect. Try Roasted Black as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#404f4e is the best complementary color to Polished Leather. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4f4041 complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Emperor are #4f4048 and #4f4640. Thus found on the left and right of #4f4041 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Armadillo colors as they work well with Polished Leather.
The split-complementary Polished Leather palette consists of #40484f and #404f46 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#404f4e). Try Mako and Nandor colors in combination with #4f4041, 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 #4f4041 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 Polished Leather. Thus Gun Powder and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polished Leather contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Cabbage Pont, and Ship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f4041 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Polished Leather tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#404f4e) and two others. The Lunar Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mortar – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #414f40 and #4d404f.
In a RGB color space, hex #4f4041 is made of 38% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Polished Leather has a hue angle of 356°, a saturation of 10.49% and a lightness of 28.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f4041 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 69.02% black ink.
| HEX | #4f4041 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(79,64,65) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 31%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 5.49, 69.02 |
| HSL | hsl(356,10.49%,28.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356,18.99%,30.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.6706,6.673,1.8247) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.012,5.7107,5.7864) |