Granite Boulder Color

#816f6b

Granite Boulder 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 #7e9094
Complementary Color #6b7d81
Color Shade: mid red (10.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.27% (better contrasting with white)
Granite Boulder Color Sample
Granite Boulder Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #816f6b

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Granite Boulder Color. The Modern Mocha 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 Burnished Brown (#a17a74) for more energetic effect. Try Solid Empire as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6b7d81 is the best complementary color to Granite Boulder. 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 #816f6b 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 Americano are #816b71 and #817a6b. Thus found on the left and right of #816f6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Pink and Makara colors as they work well with Granite Boulder.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Granite Boulder palette consists of #6b7281 and #6b817a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b7d81). Try Pale Sky and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #816f6b, 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 #816f6b 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 Granite Boulder. Thus Storm Gray and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Granite Boulder contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sirocco, Camouflage Green, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #816f6b 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. Granite Boulder tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#6b7d81) 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 #6b816f and #816b7c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #816f6b is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Granite Boulder has a hue angle of 10.91°, a saturation of 9.32% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #816f6b is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 49.41% black ink.

HEX #816f6b
RGB Decimal rgb(129,111,107)
RGB Percentage 37%, 32%, 31%
CMYK 0, 7.06, 8.63, 49.41
HSL hsl(10.91,9.32%,46.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.91,17.05%,50.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.3827,6.3477,4.8235)
XYZ xyz(17.3915,17.0975,16.2934)
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