Moussaka is soft, 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 | #92d5ec |
| Complementary Color | #13556d |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Moussaka Color. The Hull Red 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 Gryphonne Sepia Wash (#883f11) for more energetic effect. Try Van Cleef as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#13556d is the best complementary color to Moussaka. 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 #6d2a13 complementary color is Chathams Blue, 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 Hairy Heath are #6d1328 and #6d5713. Thus found on the left and right of #6d2a13 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Claret and Raw Umber colors as they work well with Moussaka.
The split-complementary Moussaka palette consists of #13286d and #136d57 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#13556d). Try Deep Koamaru and Genoa colors in combination with #6d2a13, 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 #6d2a13 offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Moussaka. Thus Persian Indigo and Jewel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moussaka contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chathams Blue, Bilbao, and Scarlet Gum split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d2a13 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. Moussaka tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#13556d) and two others. The Jewel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Disco – 120° from the complementary Chathams Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #136d2a and #6d1356.
In a RGB color space, hex #6d2a13 is made of 64% red, 25% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Moussaka has a hue angle of 15.33°, a saturation of 70.31% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d2a13 is made of 0% cyan, 26.28% magenta, 35.3% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #6d2a13 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(109,42,19) |
| RGB Percentage | 64%, 25%, 11% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.28, 35.3, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(15.33,70.31%,25.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.33,82.57%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.6038,28.4335,29.0695) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2522,4.9542,1.1901) |