Sable Color

#6e403c

Sable is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #91bfc3
Complementary Color #3c696e
Color Shade: mid red (4.8° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.33% (better contrasting with white)
Sable Color Sample
Sable Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6e403c

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sable Color. The Red Willow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lineage (#4c3430) for more calm effect. Try Annatto as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3c696e is the best complementary color to Sable. 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 #6e403c complementary color is William, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Buccaneer are #6e3c51 and #6e593c. Thus found on the left and right of #6e403c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Sable.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sable palette consists of #3c516e and #3c6e59 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c696e). Try Fiord and Amazon colors in combination with #6e403c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #6e403c offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sable. Thus East Bay and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sable contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Chalet Green, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e403c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sable tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3c696e) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary William. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c6e40 and #6e3c69.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6e403c is made of 47% red, 27% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Sable has a hue angle of 4.8°, a saturation of 29.41% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e403c is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 56.86% black ink.

HEX #6e403c
RGB Decimal rgb(110,64,60)
RGB Percentage 47%, 27%, 26%
CMYK 0, 18.04, 19.61, 56.86
HSL hsl(4.8,29.41%,33.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(4.8,45.45%,43.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.4981,19.5215,11.0225)
XYZ xyz(9.0794,7.308,5.207)
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