Burnt Ash is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #8b9a8d |
| Complementary Color | #657467 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (308° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Burnt Ash Color. The Monsoon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Trendy Pink (#805d80) for more energetic effect. Try Sunshone Plum as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#657467 is the best complementary color to Burnt Ash. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #746572 complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Old Lavender are #6e6574 and #74656a. Thus found on the left and right of #746572 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salt Box and Scorpion colors as they work well with Burnt Ash.
The split-complementary Burnt Ash palette consists of #65746e and #6a7465 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#657467). Try Corduroy and Willow Grove colors in combination with #746572, 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 #746572 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Burnt Ash. Thus Nevada and Limed Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Burnt Ash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Flint, and Shuttle Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #746572 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Burnt Ash tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#657467) and two others. The Limed Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mid Gray – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #727465 and #666574.
In a RGB color space, hex #746572 is made of 35% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Burnt Ash has a hue angle of 308°, a saturation of 6.91% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #746572 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #746572 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,101,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 31%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 0.78, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(308,6.91%,42.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(308,12.93%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.5685,8.4889,-5.0978) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8934,14.2353,17.8823) |