Ginger Snap is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #68828f |
| Complementary Color | #6f8997 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ginger Snap Color. The Plumburn color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mexican Sand (#af9781) for more energetic effect. Try Betalain Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6f8997 is the best complementary color to Ginger Snap. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #977d70 complementary color is Slate Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Almond Frost are #976f76 and #97906f. Thus found on the left and right of #977d70 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Gurkha colors as they work well with Ginger Snap.
The split-complementary Ginger Snap palette consists of #6f7697 and #6f9790 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f8997). Try Lynch and Juniper colors in combination with #977d70, 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 #977d70 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ginger Snap. Thus Kimberly and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ginger Snap contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #977d70 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ginger Snap tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6f8997) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f977c and #976f89.
In a RGB color space, hex #977d70 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Ginger Snap has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 15.79% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #977d70 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 15.3% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #977d70 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,125,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 15.3, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(20,15.79%,51.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,25.83%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.466,7.9385,10.8347) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0207,22.4164,18.4427) |