Oiled Teak 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 | #93a5ae |
| Complementary Color | #51626c |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Oiled Teak Color. The Baby Burro 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 Cloudy Cinnamon (#87715f) for more energetic effect. Try Nomad Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#51626c is the best complementary color to Oiled Teak. 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 #6c5a51 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pine Cone are #6c5155 and #6c6751. Thus found on the left and right of #6c5a51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Peat colors as they work well with Oiled Teak.
The split-complementary Oiled Teak palette consists of #51556c and #516c67 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#51626c). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #6c5a51, 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 #6c5a51 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 Oiled Teak. Thus Smoky and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oiled Teak contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Cactus, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c5a51 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Oiled Teak tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#51626c) and two others. The Finlandia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zambezi – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #516c5a and #6c5162.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c5a51 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Oiled Teak has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c5a51 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #6c5a51 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,90,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 10.59, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(20,14.29%,37.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,25%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.7393,5.7883,7.9317) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3257,11.0946,9.3291) |