Mountain Quail Color

#605b57

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

Inverse Color #9fa4a8
Complementary Color #575c60
Color Shade: warm red (26.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 35.88% (better contrasting with white)
Mountain Quail Color Sample
Mountain Quail Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #605b57

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mountain Quail Color. The Moroccan Brown 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 Deconstruction (#7b736b) for more energetic effect. Try Antique Iron as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#575c60 is the best complementary color to Mountain Quail. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #605b57 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 #605757 and #605f57. Thus found on the left and right of #605b57 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Chicago colors as they work well with Mountain Quail.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mountain Quail palette consists of #575760 and #57605f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#575c60). Try Scarpa Flow and Corduroy colors in combination with #605b57, 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 #605b57 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 Mountain Quail. Thus Scarpa Flow and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mountain Quail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Abbey, Finlandia, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #605b57 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Mountain Quail tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#575c60) and two others. The Nandor 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 #57605b and #60575c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #605b57 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Mountain Quail has a hue angle of 26.67°, a saturation of 4.92% and a lightness of 35.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #605b57 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 62.35% black ink.

HEX #605b57
RGB Decimal rgb(96,91,87)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 3.53, 62.35
HSL hsl(26.67,4.92%,35.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.67,9.38%,37.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.9968,1.2109,3.0149)
XYZ xyz(10.2853,10.6571,10.5318)
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