Guitar Color

#6b4c37

Guitar is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #94b3c8
Complementary Color #36556b
Color Shade: warm red (24.23° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.76% (better contrasting with white)
Guitar Color Sample
Guitar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6b4c37

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Guitar Color. The Arts and Crafts color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Spiced Cider (#915b41) for more energetic effect. Try Otter as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#36556b is the best complementary color to Guitar. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6b4c37 complementary color is San Juan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shingle Fawn are #6b363c and #6b6636. Thus found on the left and right of #6b4c37 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Guitar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Guitar palette consists of #363b6b and #366b66 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#36556b). Try Rhino and William colors in combination with #6b4c37, 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 #6b4c37 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Guitar. Thus Bossanova and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Guitar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Juan, Killarney, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b4c37 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Guitar tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#36556b) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary San Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #366b4b and #6b3655.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6b4c37 is made of 45% red, 32% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Guitar has a hue angle of 24.23°, a saturation of 32.1% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b4c37 is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 58.04% black ink.

HEX #6b4c37
RGB Decimal rgb(107,76,55)
RGB Percentage 45%, 32%, 23%
CMYK 0, 12.16, 20.39, 58.04
HSL hsl(24.23,32.1%,31.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24.23,48.6%,41.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.1439,10.2622,17.6424)
XYZ xyz(9.3374,8.5705,4.7766)
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