Rum is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, cool cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #8e998a |
| Complementary Color | #6a7566 |
| Color Shade: | violet (284° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Rum Color. The Trixter color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blackberry Farm (#62506b) for more energetic effect. Try Beauty as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a7566 is the best complementary color to Rum. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #716675 complementary color is Willow Grove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Salt Box are #696675 and #756671. Thus found on the left and right of #716675 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dolphin and Fedora colors as they work well with Rum.
The split-complementary Rum palette consists of #667569 and #717566 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a7566). Try Corduroy and Limed Ash colors in combination with #716675, 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 #716675 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rum. Thus Corduroy and Flint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Willow Grove, Sandstone, and Nevada split by 90° on the color wheel. #716675 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rum tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#6a7566) and two others. The Flint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shuttle Gray – 120° from the complementary Willow Grove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #757166 and #666a75.
In a RGB color space, hex #716675 is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Rum has a hue angle of 284°, a saturation of 6.85% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #716675 is made of 1.57% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black ink.
| HEX | #716675 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,102,117) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 5.88, 0, 54.12 |
| HSL | hsl(284,6.85%,42.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(284,12.82%,45.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.657,7.3746,-6.8088) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7723,14.2978,18.8108) |