Boat Anchor is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, cool magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #939495 |
| Complementary Color | #6a6b6b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Boat Anchor Color. The Thunder Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Susu Green (#887f7a) for more energetic effect. Try Gardener's Soil as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a6b6b is the best complementary color to Boat Anchor. Warm cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6c6b6a complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ironside Gray are #6b6a6a and #6b6b6a. Thus found on the left and right of #6c6b6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dove Gray and Storm Dust colors as they work well with Boat Anchor.
The split-complementary Boat Anchor palette consists of #6a6a6b and #6a6b6b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a6b6b). Try Mid Gray and Corduroy colors in combination with #6c6b6a, 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 #6c6b6a offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Boat Anchor. Thus Fedora and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Boat Anchor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Corduroy, and Fedora split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c6b6a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, warm 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. Boat Anchor tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6a6b6b) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fedora – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a6b6b and #6b6a6b.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c6b6a is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Boat Anchor has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 0.93% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c6b6a is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #6c6b6a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,107,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 0.78, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(30,0.93%,41.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,1.85%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.2818,0.1864,0.69) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0436,14.7441,15.7414) |