Encore is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #928c7c |
| Complementary Color | #837d6d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Encore Color. The Velvet Curtain color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Prophetic Sea (#818b9c) for more energetic effect. Try River Tour as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#837d6d is the best complementary color to Encore. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6d7383 complementary color is Makara, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Storm Gray are #6d7e83 and #726d83. Thus found on the left and right of #6d7383 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rolling Stone and Topaz colors as they work well with Encore.
The split-complementary Encore palette consists of #7e836d and #83726d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#837d6d). Try Bitter and Americano colors in combination with #6d7383, 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 #6d7383 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Encore. Thus Camouflage Green and Spicy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Encore contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Makara, Fedora, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d7383 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Encore tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#837d6d) and two others. The Spicy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Makara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #836d73 and #6d837c.
In a RGB color space, hex #6d7383 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Encore has a hue angle of 223.64°, a saturation of 9.17% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d7383 is made of 8.62% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black ink.
| HEX | #6d7383 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(109,115,131) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 8.62, 6.27, 0, 48.63 |
| HSL | hsl(223.64,9.17%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.64,16.79%,51.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.4502,1.3132,-9.5439) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5341,17.1514,23.9118) |