Pomace Red is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #7a9089 |
| Complementary Color | #6f857e |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (340.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pomace Red Color. The Exotic Eggplant color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Submarine (#7a7778) for more calm effect. Try Sparrow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6f857e is the best complementary color to Pomace Red. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #856f76 complementary color is Blue Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Empress are #856f81 and #85726f. Thus found on the left and right of #856f76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fedora and Americano colors as they work well with Pomace Red.
The split-complementary Pomace Red palette consists of #6f8185 and #6f8572 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f857e). Try Sirocco and Xanadu colors in combination with #856f76, 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 #856f76 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pomace Red. Thus Pale Sky and Camouflage Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pomace Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Smoke, Bitter, and Topaz split by 90° on the color wheel. #856f76 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pomace Red tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#6f857e) and two others. The Camouflage Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mobster – 120° from the complementary Blue Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #76856f and #7d6f85.
In a RGB color space, hex #856f76 is made of 37% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pomace Red has a hue angle of 340.91°, a saturation of 9.02% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #856f76 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #856f76 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,111,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 31%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 5.89, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(340.91,9.02%,47.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(340.91,16.54%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.0853,9.8893,-0.6472) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6273,17.6634,19.5672) |