Rustic Red Color

#480404

Rustic Red is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #b7fbfb
Complementary Color #044748
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 14.9% (better contrasting with white)
Rustic Red Color Sample
Rustic Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #480404

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rustic Red Color. The Beastly Flesh color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sepia Black (#2b0202) for more energetic effect. Try Lonestar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#044748 is the best complementary color to Rustic Red. 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 #480404 complementary color is Evening Sea, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rustic Red are #480426 and #482604. Thus found on the left and right of #480404 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry Wood and Bracken colors as they work well with Rustic Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rustic Red palette consists of #042548 and #044826 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#044748). Try Blue Whale and Zuccini colors in combination with #480404, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #480404 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 Rustic Red. Thus Deep Cove and San Felix giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rustic Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Evening Sea, San Felix, and Tolopea split by 90° on the color wheel. #480404 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rustic Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#044748) and two others. The San Felix is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blackberry – 120° from the complementary Evening Sea. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #044804 and #480447.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #480404 is made of 90% red, 5% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Rustic Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 89.47% and a lightness of 14.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #480404 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 71.76% black ink.

HEX #480404
RGB Decimal rgb(72,4,4)
RGB Percentage 90%, 5%, 5%
CMYK 0, 26.67, 26.67, 71.76
HSL hsl(0,89.47%,14.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,94.44%,28.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(12.4374,30.6955,17.7972)
XYZ xyz(2.7378,1.4733,0.2549)
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