Rhythm & Blues Color

#70767b

Rhythm & Blues is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #8f8984
Complementary Color #7b7570
Color Shade: cool cyan (207.27° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 46.08% (better contrasting with white)
Rhythm & Blues Color Sample
Rhythm & Blues Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #70767b

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rhythm & Blues Color. The Common Feldspar color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Graphic Charcoal (#5c5e5f) for more calm effect. Try Blue Sabre as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7b7570 is the best complementary color to Rhythm & Blues. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #70767b complementary color is Tapa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rolling Stone are #707b7a and #70707b. Thus found on the left and right of #70767b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Storm Gray colors as they work well with Rhythm & Blues.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rhythm & Blues palette consists of #7b7a70 and #7b7070 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b7570). Try Friar Gray and Spicy Pink colors in combination with #70767b, 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 #70767b offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rhythm & Blues. Thus Camouflage Green and Empress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rhythm & Blues contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tapa, Mobster, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #70767b square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green 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. Rhythm & Blues tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#7b7570) and two others. The Empress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Xanadu – 120° from the complementary Tapa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b7076 and #707b75.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #70767b is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Rhythm & Blues has a hue angle of 207.27°, a saturation of 4.68% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #70767b is made of 4.32% cyan, 1.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black ink.

HEX #70767b
RGB Decimal rgb(112,118,123)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 4.32, 1.97, 0, 51.76
HSL hsl(207.27,4.68%,46.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(207.27,8.94%,48.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.2913,-1.1828,-3.5275)
XYZ xyz(16.7357,17.8317,21.2987)
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