Muscatel Color

#7b6a68

Muscatel is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #849597
Complementary Color #68787a
Color Shade: mid red (6.32° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.51% (better contrasting with white)
Muscatel Color Sample
Muscatel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7b6a68

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Muscatel Color. The Mystere color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Castle Hill (#95827b) for more energetic effect. Try Cinereous as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#68787a is the best complementary color to Muscatel. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7b6a68 complementary color is Sirocco, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spicy Pink are #7a686f and #7a7368. Thus found on the left and right of #7b6a68 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Pablo colors as they work well with Muscatel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Muscatel palette consists of #686f7a and #687a73 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#68787a). Try Nevada and Corduroy colors in combination with #7b6a68, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #7b6a68 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 Muscatel. Thus Dolphin and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Muscatel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sirocco, Limed Ash, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b6a68 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Muscatel tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#68787a) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Old Lavender – 120° from the complementary Sirocco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #687a6a and #7a6878.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7b6a68 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Muscatel has a hue angle of 6.32°, a saturation of 8.37% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b6a68 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 7.46% yellow and 51.76% black ink.

HEX #7b6a68
RGB Decimal rgb(123,106,104)
RGB Percentage 37%, 32%, 31%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 7.46, 51.76
HSL hsl(6.32,8.37%,44.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(6.32,15.45%,48.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.3363,6.3533,3.5934)
XYZ xyz(15.8211,15.5185,15.2582)
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