Zambezi 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 | #97aaa7 |
| Complementary Color | #556865 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (350.53° 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 Zambezi Color. The Grapy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Emotive Ring (#856d70) for more calm effect. Try Rose Garland as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#556865 is the best complementary color to Zambezi. 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 #685558 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 Zambezi are #685561 and #685b55. Thus found on the left and right of #685558 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Pine Cone colors as they work well with Zambezi.
The split-complementary Zambezi palette consists of #556168 and #55685b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#556865). Try Shuttle Gray and Finlandia colors in combination with #685558, 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 #685558 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 Zambezi. Thus Mid Gray and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Zambezi contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Siam, and Scarpa Flow split by 90° on the color wheel. #685558 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. Zambezi tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#556865) 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 #586855 and #655568.
In a RGB color space, hex #685558 is made of 38% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Zambezi has a hue angle of 350.53°, a saturation of 10.05% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #685558 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 59.22% black ink.
| HEX | #685558 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(104,85,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 31%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 6.27, 59.22 |
| HSL | hsl(350.53,10.05%,37.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(350.53,18.27%,40.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.1008,8.3755,1.1978) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7189,10.1446,10.6257) |