Heather Sachet is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #848e8c |
| Complementary Color | #717b79 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heather Sachet Color. The Toadstool Soup color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Purple Dove (#98878c) for more energetic effect. Try Quail as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#717b79 is the best complementary color to Heather Sachet. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7b7173 complementary color is Sirocco, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Empress are #7b7178 and #7b7471. Thus found on the left and right of #7b7173 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fedora and Tapa colors as they work well with Heather Sachet.
The split-complementary Heather Sachet palette consists of #71787b and #717b74 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#717b79). Try Rolling Stone and Xanadu colors in combination with #7b7173, 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 #7b7173 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Heather Sachet. Thus Storm Gray and Camouflage Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heather Sachet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sirocco, Bitter, and Jumbo split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b7173 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Heather Sachet tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#717b79) and two others. The Camouflage Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mobster – 120° from the complementary Sirocco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #737b71 and #79717b.
In a RGB color space, hex #7b7173 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Heather Sachet has a hue angle of 348°, a saturation of 4.24% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b7173 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 51.76% black ink.
| HEX | #7b7173 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,113,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.93, 3.14, 51.76 |
| HSL | hsl(348,4.24%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348,8.13%,48.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.5847,4.2555,0.2891) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.168,17.259,18.6461) |