Polished Concrete 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 | #61686c |
| Complementary Color | #939a9e |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Polished Concrete Color. The Carmel Mission 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 soft alternative called Platinum Granite (#807f7e) for more calm effect. Try Cinnamon Toast as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#939a9e is the best complementary color to Polished Concrete. 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 #9e9793 complementary color is Oslo 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 Zorba are #9e9394 and #9e9c93. Thus found on the left and right of #9e9793 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Dawn colors as they work well with Polished Concrete.
The split-complementary Polished Concrete palette consists of #93949e and #939e9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#939a9e). Try Manatee and Pewter colors in combination with #9e9793, 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 #9e9793 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 Polished Concrete. Thus Mountain Mist and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polished Concrete contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Mantle, and Mountain Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e9793 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. Polished Concrete tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#939a9e) and two others. The Mantle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Venus – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #939e97 and #9e939a.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e9793 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Polished Concrete has a hue angle of 21.82°, a saturation of 5.37% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e9793 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e9793 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,151,147) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 4.31, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(21.82,5.37%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.82,6.96%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.9349,1.8282,3.0099) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4336,31.5089,32.0816) |