Tea Bag is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #8d9da6 |
| Complementary Color | #596972 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tea Bag Color. The Périgord Truffle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called German Grey (#53504e) for more calm effect. Try Virtual Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#596972 is the best complementary color to Tea Bag. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #726259 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pine Cone are #72595c and #726e59. Thus found on the left and right of #726259 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Crocodile colors as they work well with Tea Bag.
The split-complementary Tea Bag palette consists of #595c72 and #59726e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#596972). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #726259, 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 #726259 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tea Bag. Thus Smoky and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tea Bag contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Cactus, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #726259 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tea Bag tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#596972) and two others. The Finlandia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #597262 and #725969.
In a RGB color space, hex #726259 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Tea Bag has a hue angle of 21.6°, a saturation of 12.32% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #726259 is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #726259 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(114,98,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.28, 9.81, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(21.6,12.32%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.6,21.93%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.8145,4.831,7.4834) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1103,13.034,11.276) |