Portsmouth Spice is calm, 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 | #58aab9 |
| Complementary Color | #4698a7 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (9.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Portsmouth Spice Color. The Before Winter color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aged Brandy (#87413f) for more calm effect. Try Fired Clay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4698a7 is the best complementary color to Portsmouth Spice. 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 #a75546 complementary color is Steel Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Apple Blossom are #a74667 and #a78546. Thus found on the left and right of #a75546 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Pink and Driftwood colors as they work well with Portsmouth Spice.
The split-complementary Portsmouth Spice palette consists of #4667a7 and #46a785 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4698a7). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #a75546, 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 #a75546 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 Portsmouth Spice. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Portsmouth Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #a75546 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Portsmouth Spice tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4698a7) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #46a754 and #a74698.
In a RGB color space, hex #a75546 is made of 52% red, 26% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Portsmouth Spice has a hue angle of 9.28°, a saturation of 40.93% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a75546 is made of 0% cyan, 32.16% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a75546 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,85,70) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 26%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.16, 38.04, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(9.28,40.93%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(9.28,58.08%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.8453,32.2526,24.1024) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2903,15.1547,7.6501) |