Legal Ribbon is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #90bcb5 |
| Complementary Color | #436e68 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (350.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Legal Ribbon Color. The Reading Tea Leaves color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Crantini (#954c52) for more energetic effect. Try Tarsier as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#436e68 is the best complementary color to Legal Ribbon. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6f434a complementary color is Faded Jade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ferra are #6e435f and #6e5143. Thus found on the left and right of #6f434a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Tobacco Brown colors as they work well with Legal Ribbon.
The split-complementary Legal Ribbon palette consists of #43606e and #436e51 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#436e68). Try Blue Bayoux and Killarney colors in combination with #6f434a, 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 #6f434a offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Legal Ribbon. Thus Fiord and Fern Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Legal Ribbon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Faded Jade, Dingley, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f434a square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Legal Ribbon tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#436e68) and two others. The Fern Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Voodoo – 120° from the complementary Faded Jade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #496e43 and #67436e.
In a RGB color space, hex #6f434a is made of 44% red, 27% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Legal Ribbon has a hue angle of 350.45°, a saturation of 24.72% and a lightness of 34.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f434a is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
| HEX | #6f434a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(111,67,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 27%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.26, 14.51, 56.47 |
| HSL | hsl(350.45,24.72%,34.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(350.45,39.64%,43.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.749,20.0129,3.8457) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7987,7.8882,7.4847) |