Back Stage Color

#6b625b

Back Stage 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 #949da4
Complementary Color #5a646b
Color Shade: warm red (26.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.82% (better contrasting with white)
Back Stage Color Sample
Back Stage Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6b625b

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Back Stage Color. The Urban Exploration color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Derby Brown (#8a7265) for more energetic effect. Try Mocha Magic as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5a646b is the best complementary color to Back Stage. 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 #6b625b complementary color is Shuttle Gray, 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 Flint are #6b5a5b and #6b6a5a. Thus found on the left and right of #6b625b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Kokoda colors as they work well with Back Stage.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Back Stage palette consists of #5a5b6b and #5a6b6a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a646b). Try Mid Gray and Corduroy colors in combination with #6b625b, 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 #6b625b 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 Back Stage. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Back Stage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Finlandia, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b625b 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. Back Stage tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5a646b) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a6b62 and #6b5a64.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6b625b is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Back Stage has a hue angle of 26.25°, a saturation of 8.08% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b625b is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 58.04% black ink.

HEX #6b625b
RGB Decimal rgb(107,98,91)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 6.27, 58.04
HSL hsl(26.25,8.08%,38.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.25,14.95%,41.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.1796,2.2646,5.271)
XYZ xyz(12.3194,12.6165,11.6835)
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