Simple Silhouette is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #858e91 |
| Complementary Color | #6e777a |
| Color Shade: | mid red (15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Simple Silhouette Color. The Taupe Night color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mushroom Basket (#977a76) for more energetic effect. Try Pine Cone Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6e777a is the best complementary color to Simple Silhouette. Cool cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7a716e complementary color is Rolling Stone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tapa are #7a6e71 and #7a776e. Thus found on the left and right of #7a716e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Empress and Tapa colors as they work well with Simple Silhouette.
The split-complementary Simple Silhouette palette consists of #6e717a and #6e7a77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e777a). Try Storm Gray and Sirocco colors in combination with #7a716e, 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 #7a716e offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Simple Silhouette. Thus Jumbo and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Simple Silhouette contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rolling Stone, Camouflage Green, and Mobster split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a716e square combo is a palette of mid red, warm green, cool cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Simple Silhouette tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6e777a) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fedora – 120° from the complementary Rolling Stone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e7a71 and #7a6e77.
In a RGB color space, hex #7a716e is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Simple Silhouette has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 5.17% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a716e is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 4.7% yellow and 52.16% black ink.
| HEX | #7a716e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,113,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 4.7, 52.16 |
| HSL | hsl(15,5.17%,45.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15,9.84%,47.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.3527,2.9187,2.9116) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7456,17.0736,17.1648) |