Zambezi is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #94a5a5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a6b6b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Zambezi Color. The Dove Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Divine Wine (#583e3e) for more energetic effect. Try Zircon Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a6b6b is the best complementary color to Zambezi. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6b5a5a complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dorado are #6b5a62 and #6b625a. Thus found on the left and right of #6b5a5a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scorpion and Pine Cone colors as they work well with Zambezi.
The split-complementary Zambezi palette consists of #5a626b and #5a6b62 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a6b6b). Try Shuttle Gray and Corduroy colors in combination with #6b5a5a, 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 #6b5a5a 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 Zambezi. Thus Mid Gray and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Zambezi contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Willow Grove, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b5a5a square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, 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. Zambezi tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#5a6b6b) and two others. The Finlandia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Old Lavender – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a6b5a and #6b5a6b.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b5a5a is made of 37% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Zambezi has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 8.63% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b5a5a is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #6b5a5a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,90,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 31%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 6.67, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(0,8.63%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,15.89%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.8759,6.9205,2.5711) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.565,11.1763,11.2206) |