Sumi Ink Color

#595857

Sumi Ink is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, cool magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #a6a7a8
Complementary Color #575858
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.51% (better contrasting with white)
Sumi Ink Color Sample
Sumi Ink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #595857

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sumi Ink Color. The Anchovy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sandwashed Driftwood (#706859) for more energetic effect. Try Mountain Ridge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#575858 is the best complementary color to Sumi Ink. Warm cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #595857 complementary color is Abbey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chicago are #585757 and #585857. Thus found on the left and right of #595857 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scorpion and Chicago colors as they work well with Sumi Ink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sumi Ink palette consists of #575758 and #575858 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#575858). Try Scarpa Flow and Abbey colors in combination with #595857, 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 #595857 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sumi Ink. Thus Scorpion and Abbey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sumi Ink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Abbey, Nandor, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #595857 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, warm cyan and cool magenta 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. Sumi Ink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#575858) and two others. The Abbey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Abbey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #575858 and #585758.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #595857 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Sumi Ink has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 1.14% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #595857 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 65.1% black ink.

HEX #595857
RGB Decimal rgb(89,88,87)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0.39, 0.78, 65.1
HSL hsl(30,1.14%,34.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,2.25%,34.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.4654,0.193,0.715)
XYZ xyz(9.3298,9.7914,10.415)
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