Scorpion Color

#6a6466

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 #959b99
Complementary Color #646a68
Color Shade: red magenta (340° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.39% (better contrasting with white)
Scorpion Color Sample
Scorpion Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6a6466

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Scorpion Color. The Ancient Shelter color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pomace Red (#856f76) for more energetic effect. Try Don Juan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#646a68 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 #6a6466 complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #6a6469 and #6a6564. Thus found on the left and right of #6a6466 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fedora and Dove Gray colors as they work well with Scorpion.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Scorpion palette consists of #64696a and #646a65 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#646a68). Try Nevada and Corduroy colors in combination with #6a6466, 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 #6a6466 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.

Square Palette

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. #6a6466 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid 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. Scorpion tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#646a68) 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 #666a64 and #68646a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6a6466 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Scorpion has a hue angle of 340°, a saturation of 2.91% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a6466 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 58.43% black ink.

HEX #6a6466
RGB Decimal rgb(106,100,102)
RGB Percentage 34%, 32%, 33%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 1.57, 58.43
HSL hsl(340,2.91%,40.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(340,5.66%,41.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.9702,2.7666,-0.2871)
XYZ xyz(12.8993,13.1378,14.4264)
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