Polished Garnet is soft, 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 | #6ac9bf |
| Complementary Color | #36958b |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.68° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Polished Garnet Color. The Anthracite Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Spring Lobster Brown (#6c2c2f) for more calm effect. Try Hippie Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#36958b is the best complementary color to Polished Garnet. 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 #953640 complementary color is Lochinvar, 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 Stiletto are #95366f and #955b36. Thus found on the left and right of #953640 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rouge and Potters Clay colors as they work well with Polished Garnet.
The split-complementary Polished Garnet palette consists of #366f95 and #36955b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#36958b). Try Calypso and Sea Green colors in combination with #953640, 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 #953640 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 Polished Garnet. Thus Chambray and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polished Garnet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lochinvar, Sushi, and Gigas split by 90° on the color wheel. #953640 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. Polished Garnet tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#36958b) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Lochinvar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f9536 and #8b3695.
In a RGB color space, hex #953640 is made of 56% red, 20% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Polished Garnet has a hue angle of 353.68°, a saturation of 46.8% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #953640 is made of 0% cyan, 37.25% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #953640 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,54,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 20%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 37.25, 33.33, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(353.68,46.8%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.68,63.76%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.7397,40.6901,15.2784) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.639,9.3981,5.8929) |