Rookwood Dark Red is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #b4d6d6 |
| Complementary Color | #284b4b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 22.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rookwood Dark Red Color. The Cimarron color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Burnished Bark (#6a3d36) for more energetic effect. Try Death by Chocolate as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#284b4b is the best complementary color to Rookwood Dark Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4b2929 complementary color is Plantation, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cowboy are #4b283a and #4b3a28. Thus found on the left and right of #4b2929 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Livid Brown and Lisbon Brown colors as they work well with Rookwood Dark Red.
The split-complementary Rookwood Dark Red palette consists of #28394b and #284b3a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#284b4b). Try Pickled Bluewood and Plantation colors in combination with #4b2929, 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 #4b2929 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 Rookwood Dark Red. Thus Martinique and Everglade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rookwood Dark Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Plantation, Woodland, and Martinique split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b2929 square combo is a palette of mid 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. Rookwood Dark Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#284b4b) and two others. The Everglade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary Plantation. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #284b28 and #4b284b.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b2929 is made of 48% red, 26% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Rookwood Dark Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 29.31% and a lightness of 22.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b2929 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #4b2929 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,41,41) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 26%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 13.33, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(0,29.31%,22.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,45.33%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.9875,15.8526,6.8682) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.0948,3.2418,2.5077) |