Montrose Rose Color

#9d6a73

Montrose Rose 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 #62958c
Complementary Color #6a9d94
Color Shade: cool red (349.41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.57% (better contrasting with white)
Montrose Rose Color Sample
Montrose Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9d6a73

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Montrose Rose Color. The Pretty Puce color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lampoon (#805557) for more calm effect. Try Keepsake Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6a9d94 is the best complementary color to Montrose Rose. 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 #9d6a73 complementary color is Patina, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rose are #9d6a8c and #9d7a6a. Thus found on the left and right of #9d6a73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Toast colors as they work well with Montrose Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Montrose Rose palette consists of #6a8c9d and #6a9d7a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a9d94). Try Gothic and Oxley colors in combination with #9d6a73, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9d6a73 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 Montrose Rose. Thus Kimberly and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Montrose Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Patina, Avocado, and Kimberly split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d6a73 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Montrose Rose tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6a9d94) and two others. The Highland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Patina. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #729d6a and #936a9d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9d6a73 is made of 42% red, 28% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Montrose Rose has a hue angle of 349.41°, a saturation of 20.65% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d6a73 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 38.43% black ink.

HEX #9d6a73
RGB Decimal rgb(157,106,115)
RGB Percentage 42%, 28%, 30%
CMYK 0, 20, 16.47, 38.43
HSL hsl(349.41,20.65%,51.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(349.41,32.48%,61.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.3509,21.7108,3.2983)
XYZ xyz(22.1532,18.714,18.6642)
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