Punctuate 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 | #7a948e |
| Complementary Color | #6a857f |
| Color Shade: | cool red (346.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Punctuate Color. The Evening Shadow 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 soft alternative called Orchard Plum (#9a858c) for more calm effect. Try Wallflower as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a857f is the best complementary color to Punctuate. 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 #856b71 complementary color is Blue Smoke, 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 Spicy Pink are #856a7d and #85726a. Thus found on the left and right of #856b71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Lavender and Americano colors as they work well with Punctuate.
The split-complementary Punctuate palette consists of #6a7d85 and #6a8572 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a857f). Try Pale Sky and Viridian Green colors in combination with #856b71, 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 #856b71 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 Punctuate. Thus Storm Gray and Camouflage Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Punctuate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Smoke, Flax Smoke, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #856b71 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. Punctuate tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6a857f) and two others. The Camouflage Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rum – 120° from the complementary Blue Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #70856a and #7f6a85.
In a RGB color space, hex #856b71 is made of 38% red, 30% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Punctuate has a hue angle of 346.15°, a saturation of 10.83% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #856b71 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #856b71 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,107,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 30%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 7.85, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(346.15,10.83%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(346.15,19.55%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.8724,11.3469,0.5604) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9112,16.6942,17.9011) |