Purplish Brown 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 | #94bdb8 |
| Complementary Color | #426b66 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.68° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Purplish Brown Color. The Cab Sav color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Jube (#4b373c) for more calm effect. Try Vibrant Vine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#426b66 is the best complementary color to Purplish Brown. 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 #6b4247 complementary color is William, 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 Eggplant are #6b425b and #6b5142. Thus found on the left and right of #6b4247 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Tobacco Brown colors as they work well with Purplish Brown.
The split-complementary Purplish Brown palette consists of #425b6b and #426b51 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#426b66). Try Fiord and Killarney colors in combination with #6b4247, 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 #6b4247 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 Purplish Brown. Thus Fiord and Axolotl giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purplish Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Dingley, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b4247 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. Purplish Brown tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#426b66) and two others. The Axolotl 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 #466b42 and #65426b.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b4247 is made of 44% red, 27% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Purplish Brown has a hue angle of 352.68°, a saturation of 23.7% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b4247 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #6b4247 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,66,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 27%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.08, 14.12, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(352.68,23.7%,33.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.68,38.32%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.8694,18.5031,4.4349) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1489,7.4772,6.9223) |