Ruins of Metal 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 | #64747b |
| Complementary Color | #84949b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ruins of Metal Color. The Elkhound color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cement (#8d7662) for more energetic effect. Try Derby Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#84949b is the best complementary color to Ruins of Metal. 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 #9b8b84 complementary color is Regent 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 Squirrel are #9b8488 and #9b9684. Thus found on the left and right of #9b8b84 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Gurkha colors as they work well with Ruins of Metal.
The split-complementary Ruins of Metal palette consists of #84889b and #849b96 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84949b). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #9b8b84, 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 #9b8b84 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 Ruins of Metal. Thus Waterloo and Spanish Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ruins of Metal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Spanish Green, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b8b84 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. Ruins of Metal tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#84949b) and two others. The Spanish Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #849b8b and #9b8493.
In a RGB color space, hex #9b8b84 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Ruins of Metal has a hue angle of 18.26°, a saturation of 10.31% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b8b84 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #9b8b84 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,139,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 9.02, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(18.26,10.31%,56.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.26,14.84%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.0665,4.7762,5.9174) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.915,27.0997,25.642) |