Japanese Poet 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 | #3b4548 |
| Complementary Color | #b7c1c4 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Japanese Poet Color. The Emerging Taupe color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Net Worker (#b6a194) for more energetic effect. Try Adobe Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7c1c4 is the best complementary color to Japanese Poet. 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 #c4bab7 complementary color is Submarine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Silver Rust are #c4b7ba and #c4c0b7. Thus found on the left and right of #c4bab7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Cotton Seed colors as they work well with Japanese Poet.
The split-complementary Japanese Poet palette consists of #b7bac4 and #b7c4c0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7c1c4). Try French Gray and Powder Ash colors in combination with #c4bab7, 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 #c4bab7 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 Japanese Poet. Thus French Gray and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Japanese Poet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Submarine, Green Spring, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4bab7 square combo is a palette of mid red, warm 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. Japanese Poet tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#b7c1c4) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary Submarine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7c4ba and #c4b7c1.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4bab7 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Japanese Poet has a hue angle of 13.85°, a saturation of 9.92% and a lightness of 74.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4bab7 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c4bab7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,186,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 5.1, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(13.85,9.92%,74.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.85,6.63%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.2362,2.9966,2.7698) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8711,50.2725,51.9275) |