Newsprint is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #8a9092 |
| Complementary Color | #6d7275 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Newsprint Color. The Warm Embrace color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Heavy Skintone (#927a71) for more energetic effect. Try Light Shōchi Black as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6d7275 is the best complementary color to Newsprint. 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 #756f6d complementary color is Nevada, 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 Dove Gray are #756d6e and #75736d. Thus found on the left and right of #756f6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dove Gray and Tapa colors as they work well with Newsprint.
The split-complementary Newsprint palette consists of #6d6e75 and #6d7573 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d7275). Try Storm Gray and Sirocco colors in combination with #756f6d, 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 #756f6d 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 Newsprint. Thus Jumbo and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Newsprint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nevada, Willow Grove, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #756f6d 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. Newsprint tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6d7275) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fedora – 120° from the complementary Nevada. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d756f and #756d72.
In a RGB color space, hex #756f6d is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Newsprint has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 3.54% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #756f6d is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 54.12% black ink.
| HEX | #756f6d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(117,111,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 3.13, 54.12 |
| HSL | hsl(15,3.54%,44.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15,6.84%,45.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.3072,1.9354,1.9358) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7809,16.2549,16.7738) |