Spiced Tea is calm, 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 | #549e9d |
| Complementary Color | #61aaa9 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Spiced Tea Color. The Flowering Chestnut 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 saturated alternative called Plum Majesty (#994548) for more energetic effect. Try Begonia Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#61aaa9 is the best complementary color to Spiced Tea. 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 #ab6162 complementary color is Breaker Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coral Tree are #aa6186 and #aa8461. Thus found on the left and right of #ab6162 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Muesli colors as they work well with Spiced Tea.
The split-complementary Spiced Tea palette consists of #6186aa and #61aa84 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#61aaa9). Try Horizon and Aqua Forest colors in combination with #ab6162, 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 #ab6162 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 Spiced Tea. Thus Scampi and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spiced Tea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Breaker Bay, Chelsea Cucumber, and Deluge split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab6162 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Spiced Tea tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#61aaa9) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Breaker Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #61aa61 and #a961aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab6162 is made of 47% red, 27% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Spiced Tea has a hue angle of 359.19°, a saturation of 30.58% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab6162 is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab6162 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,97,98) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 27%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.02, 28.63, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(359.19,30.58%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.19,43.27%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.6041,30.0335,12.5993) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2739,18.0892,13.8202) |