Spinel Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #95a99d |
| Complementary Color | #556a5e |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (324° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Spinel Grey Color. The Pavement color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blackberry Jam (#87657e) for more energetic effect. Try Imaginary Mauve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#556a5e is the best complementary color to Spinel Grey. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a5662 complementary color is Nandor, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zambezi are #68556a and #6a5558. Thus found on the left and right of #6a5662 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salt Box and Zambezi colors as they work well with Spinel Grey.
The split-complementary Spinel Grey palette consists of #556a68 and #586a55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#556a5e). Try Corduroy and Cactus colors in combination with #6a5662, 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 #6a5662 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Spinel Grey. Thus Shuttle Gray and Siam giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spinel Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nandor, Kokoda, and Comet split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a5662 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Spinel Grey tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#556a5e) and two others. The Siam is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Smoky – 120° from the complementary Nandor. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #616a55 and #5d556a.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a5662 is made of 37% red, 30% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Spinel Grey has a hue angle of 324°, a saturation of 10.42% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a5662 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #6a5662 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,86,98) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 30%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 3.14, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(324,10.42%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(324,18.87%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.9012,10.4861,-3.8167) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4763,10.6016,12.9967) |