Plum Kitten 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 | #9da4a3 |
| Complementary Color | #5b6261 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (351.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Kitten Color. The Pretty Puce 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 saturated alternative called Enigmatic (#7e7275) for more energetic effect. Try Polished Leather as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5b6261 is the best complementary color to Plum Kitten. 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 #625b5c complementary color is Corduroy, 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 Scorpion are #625b5f and #625d5b. Thus found on the left and right of #625b5c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scorpion and Chicago colors as they work well with Plum Kitten.
The split-complementary Plum Kitten palette consists of #5b5f62 and #5b625d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b6261). Try Shuttle Gray and Corduroy colors in combination with #625b5c, 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 #625b5c 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 Plum Kitten. Thus Mid Gray and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Kitten contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Storm Dust, and Scarpa Flow split by 90° on the color wheel. #625b5c 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. Plum Kitten tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#5b6261) and two others. The Finlandia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salt Box – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c625b and #615b62.
In a RGB color space, hex #625b5c is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Kitten has a hue angle of 351.43°, a saturation of 3.7% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #625b5c is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 61.57% black ink.
| HEX | #625b5c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(98,91,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 2.35, 61.57 |
| HSL | hsl(351.43,3.7%,37.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(351.43,7.14%,38.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.3293,3.0123,0.4331) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7099,10.8515,11.6553) |