Spell 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 | #a1b0af |
| Complementary Color | #4e5e5d |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Spell Color. The Plumberry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Judah Silk (#473739) for more energetic effect. Try Vibrant Vine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4e5e5d is the best complementary color to Spell. 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 #5e4f50 complementary color is Nandor, 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 Don Juan are #5e4e57 and #5e554e. Thus found on the left and right of #5e4f50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Soya Bean colors as they work well with Spell.
The split-complementary Spell palette consists of #4e575e and #4e5e55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e5e5d). Try Trout and Nandor colors in combination with #5e4f50, 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 #5e4f50 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 Spell. Thus Trout and Gray Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nandor, Siam, and Scarpa Flow split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e4f50 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. Spell tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#4e5e5d) and two others. The Gray Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mortar – 120° from the complementary Nandor. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f5e4e and #5d4e5e.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e4f50 is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Spell has a hue angle of 356°, a saturation of 8.67% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e4f50 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #5e4f50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,79,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 31%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 5.49, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(356,8.67%,33.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356,15.96%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.1047,6.4303,1.7293) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.86,8.5508,8.7729) |