Caput Mortuum Grey Red 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 | #90a7a4 |
| Complementary Color | #586f6c |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.17° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Caput Mortuum Grey Red Color. The Emperor color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Prosperity (#915f66) for more energetic effect. Try Roseland as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#586f6c is the best complementary color to Caput Mortuum Grey Red. 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 #6f585b complementary color is Corduroy, 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 Zambezi are #6f5866 and #6f6058. Thus found on the left and right of #6f585b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Pine Cone colors as they work well with Caput Mortuum Grey Red.
The split-complementary Caput Mortuum Grey Red palette consists of #58666f and #586f60 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#586f6c). Try Shuttle Gray and Finlandia colors in combination with #6f585b, 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 #6f585b 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 Caput Mortuum Grey Red. Thus Comet and Cactus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caput Mortuum Grey Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Siam, and Smoky split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f585b 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. Caput Mortuum Grey Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#586f6c) and two others. The Cactus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salt Box – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b6f58 and #6c586f.
In a RGB color space, hex #6f585b is made of 38% red, 30% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Caput Mortuum Grey Red has a hue angle of 352.17°, a saturation of 11.56% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f585b is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
| HEX | #6f585b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(111,88,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 30%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 7.84, 56.47 |
| HSL | hsl(352.17,11.56%,39.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.17,20.72%,43.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.7723,9.9714,1.8572) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9336,11.1143,11.4138) |