Laura Color

#a6979a

Laura 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 #596865
Complementary Color #97a6a3
Color Shade: cool red (348° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.16% (better contrasting with white)
Laura Color Sample
Laura Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a6979a

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Laura Color. The Plumville color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tropical Orchid (#a0828a) for more energetic effect. Try Fig Fruit Mauve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#97a6a3 is the best complementary color to Laura. 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 #a6979a complementary color is Pewter, 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 Dusty Gray are #a697a1 and #a69b97. Thus found on the left and right of #a6979a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shady Lady and Zorba colors as they work well with Laura.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Laura palette consists of #97a1a6 and #97a69b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97a6a3). Try Gray Chateau and Pewter colors in combination with #a6979a, 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 #a6979a 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 Laura. Thus Manatee and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Laura contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pewter, Bud, and Santas Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6979a 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. Laura tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#97a6a3) and two others. The Envy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Mist – 120° from the complementary Pewter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9aa697 and #a397a6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a6979a is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Laura has a hue angle of 348°, a saturation of 7.77% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6979a is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #a6979a
RGB Decimal rgb(166,151,154)
RGB Percentage 35%, 32%, 33%
CMYK 0, 5.88, 4.71, 34.9
HSL hsl(348,7.77%,62.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(348,9.04%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.8139,6.0608,0.4245)
XYZ xyz(32.6252,32.5733,35.1396)
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