Imperial Jewel Color

#693e42

Imperial Jewel 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 #96c1bd
Complementary Color #3e6965
Color Shade: cool red (354.42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.75% (better contrasting with white)
Imperial Jewel Color Sample
Imperial Jewel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #693e42

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Imperial Jewel Color. The Dark Earth 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 soft alternative called Rose Branch (#80565b) for more calm effect. Try Rhubarb Smoothie as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3e6965 is the best complementary color to Imperial Jewel. 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 #693e42 complementary color is William, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Congo Brown are #693e57 and #694f3e. Thus found on the left and right of #693e42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Kabul colors as they work well with Imperial Jewel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Imperial Jewel palette consists of #3e5769 and #3e694f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e6965). Try Fiord and Killarney colors in combination with #693e42, 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 #693e42 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 Imperial Jewel. Thus Fiord and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Imperial Jewel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Chalet Green, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #693e42 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Imperial Jewel tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3e6965) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Voodoo – 120° from the complementary William. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41693e and #653e69.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #693e42 is made of 45% red, 27% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Imperial Jewel has a hue angle of 354.42°, a saturation of 25.75% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #693e42 is made of 0% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 15.3% yellow and 58.82% black ink.

HEX #693e42
RGB Decimal rgb(105,62,66)
RGB Percentage 45%, 27%, 28%
CMYK 0, 16.87, 15.3, 58.82
HSL hsl(354.42,25.75%,32.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354.42,40.95%,41.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.4441,19.3727,5.5864)
XYZ xyz(8.5317,6.8419,6.0252)
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