Roman Snail Color

#a49593

Roman Snail is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #5b6a6c
Complementary Color #93a2a4
Color Shade: mid red (7.06° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.98% (better contrasting with white)
Roman Snail Color Sample
Roman Snail Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a49593

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Roman Snail Color. The Black Mana color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Antler (#957a76) for more energetic effect. Try Cloudburst as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#93a2a4 is the best complementary color to Roman Snail. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a49593 complementary color is Granny Smith, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dusty Gray are #a49399 and #a49d93. Thus found on the left and right of #a49593 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Zorba colors as they work well with Roman Snail.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Roman Snail palette consists of #9399a4 and #93a49d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#93a2a4). Try Manatee and Pewter colors in combination with #a49593, 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 #a49593 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Roman Snail. Thus Manatee and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Roman Snail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Granny Smith, Lemon Grass, and Mountain Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #a49593 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Roman Snail tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#93a2a4) and two others. The Mantle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Granny Smith. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #93a495 and #a493a2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a49593 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Roman Snail has a hue angle of 7.06°, a saturation of 8.54% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a49593 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #a49593
RGB Decimal rgb(164,149,147)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 5.88, 6.66, 35.69
HSL hsl(7.06,8.54%,60.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(7.06,10.37%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.9224,5.1848,3.0573)
XYZ xyz(31.3237,31.494,32.0318)
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