Quarry Quartz 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 | #50656e |
| Complementary Color | #91a5af |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Quarry Quartz Color. The Iced Mocha 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 Mecha Grey (#8d847f) for more calm effect. Try Cocoa Nutmeg as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#91a5af is the best complementary color to Quarry Quartz. 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 #af9a91 complementary color is Gull 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 Del Rio are #af9197 and #afa991. Thus found on the left and right of #af9a91 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Taupe Gray colors as they work well with Quarry Quartz.
The split-complementary Quarry Quartz palette consists of #9197af and #91afa9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#91a5af). Try Santas Gray and Cascade colors in combination with #af9a91, 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 #af9a91 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 Quarry Quartz. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quarry Quartz contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Envy, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #af9a91 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. Quarry Quartz tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#91a5af) and two others. The Envy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #91af9a and #af91a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #af9a91 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Quarry Quartz has a hue angle of 18°, a saturation of 15.79% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #af9a91 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #af9a91 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,154,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 11.77, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(18,15.79%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18,17.14%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.1759,6.2386,7.5534) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3456,34.2695,31.5925) |