Tea Room 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 | #234a4f |
| Complementary Color | #b0d6dc |
| Color Shade: | mid red (6.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tea Room Color. The Tobermory color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ash Cherry Blossom (#e8d3d1) for more calm effect. Try China Silk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b0d6dc is the best complementary color to Tea Room. 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 #dcb5b0 complementary color is Ziggurat, 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 Blossom are #dcb0c1 and #dccbb0. Thus found on the left and right of #dcb5b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Akaroa colors as they work well with Tea Room.
The split-complementary Tea Room palette consists of #b0c1dc and #b0dccb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0d6dc). Try Pigeon Post and Sinbad colors in combination with #dcb5b0, 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 #dcb5b0 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 Tea Room. Thus Cold Purple and Moss Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tea Room contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ziggurat, Sprout, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcb5b0 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. Tea Room tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#b0d6dc) and two others. The Moss Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Ziggurat. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0dcb5 and #dcb0d6.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcb5b0 is made of 38% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Tea Room has a hue angle of 6.82°, a saturation of 38.6% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcb5b0 is made of 0% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dcb5b0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,181,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 31%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.29, 17.25, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(6.82,38.6%,77.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(6.82,20%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.9195,13.2825,7.8269) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8755,51.398,48.1555) |