Scorpion is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #96a09d |
| Complementary Color | #5e6966 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (342° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Scorpion Color. The Submarine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Innocent Pink (#856f79) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Berry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5e6966 is the best complementary color to Scorpion. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #695f62 complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Scorpion are #695e67 and #69605e. Thus found on the left and right of #695f62 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scorpion and Dorado colors as they work well with Scorpion.
The split-complementary Scorpion palette consists of #5e6769 and #5e6960 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e6966). Try Nevada and Corduroy colors in combination with #695f62, 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 #695f62 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Scorpion. Thus Shuttle Gray and Willow Grove giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scorpion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Storm Dust, and Mid Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #695f62 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Scorpion tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#5e6966) and two others. The Willow Grove 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 #62695e and #655e69.
In a RGB color space, hex #695f62 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Scorpion has a hue angle of 342°, a saturation of 5% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #695f62 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #695f62 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,95,98) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.93, 2.75, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(342,5%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(342,9.52%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.3264,4.587,-0.2609) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1225,12.0695,13.246) |