Burlap Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #7e8e81 |
| Complementary Color | #718173 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (311.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Burlap Grey Color. The Berry Bright color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Moire Satin (#665d63) for more calm effect. Try Valerian as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#718173 is the best complementary color to Burlap Grey. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #81717e complementary color is Xanadu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fedora are #7b7181 and #817176. Thus found on the left and right of #81717e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mobster and Empress colors as they work well with Burlap Grey.
The split-complementary Burlap Grey palette consists of #71817b and #768171 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#718173). Try Blue Smoke and Camouflage Green colors in combination with #81717e, 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 #81717e offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Burlap Grey. Thus Sirocco and Bitter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Burlap Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Xanadu, Tapa, and Pale Sky split by 90° on the color wheel. #81717e square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Burlap Grey tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#718173) and two others. The Bitter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Storm Gray – 120° from the complementary Xanadu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7e8171 and #737181.
In a RGB color space, hex #81717e is made of 35% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Burlap Grey has a hue angle of 311.25°, a saturation of 6.61% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #81717e is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 49.41% black ink.
| HEX | #81717e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,113,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 31%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.28, 1.18, 49.41 |
| HSL | hsl(311.25,6.61%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(311.25,12.4%,50.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.4764,8.7067,-4.8642) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7243,17.9837,22.223) |