Peppercorn is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #93a9a9 |
| Complementary Color | #556b6c |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Peppercorn Color. The Black Garnet color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hickory Cliff (#7c6e6d) for more calm effect. Try Noble Robe as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#556b6c is the best complementary color to Peppercorn. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6c5656 complementary color is Cutty Sark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dorado are #6c5561 and #6c6155. Thus found on the left and right of #6c5656 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Pine Cone colors as they work well with Peppercorn.
The split-complementary Peppercorn palette consists of #55606c and #556c61 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#556b6c). Try Shuttle Gray and Corduroy colors in combination with #6c5656, 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 #6c5656 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 Peppercorn. Thus Comet and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Peppercorn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cutty Sark, Siam, and Smoky split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c5656 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Peppercorn tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#556b6c) and two others. The Finlandia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Old Lavender – 120° from the complementary Cutty Sark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #556c55 and #6c556b.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c5656 is made of 39% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Peppercorn has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 11.34% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c5656 is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 8.62% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #6c5656 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,86,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 31%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.62, 8.62, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(0,11.34%,38.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,20.37%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.7524,9.069,3.4374) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1918,10.5156,10.2439) |