Red Gooseberry is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #9fbfb9 |
| Complementary Color | #40605a |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Gooseberry Color. The Mahogany Cherry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Venous Blood Red (#3f3033) for more calm effect. Try Apple Butter as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#40605a is the best complementary color to Red Gooseberry. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #604046 complementary color is Mineral Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eggplant are #604056 and #604940. Thus found on the left and right of #604046 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Kabul colors as they work well with Red Gooseberry.
The split-complementary Red Gooseberry palette consists of #405560 and #40604a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#40605a). Try Fiord and Mineral Green colors in combination with #604046, 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 #604046 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 Red Gooseberry. Thus Fiord and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Gooseberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Finch, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #604046 square combo is a palette of cool 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. Red Gooseberry tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#40605a) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Voodoo – 120° from the complementary Mineral Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #466040 and #5a4060.
In a RGB color space, hex #604046 is made of 42% red, 28% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Red Gooseberry has a hue angle of 348.75°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 31.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #604046 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 62.35% black ink.
| HEX | #604046 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,64,70) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 28%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 10.2, 62.35 |
| HSL | hsl(348.75,20%,31.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348.75,33.33%,37.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.8684,14.9158,2.0127) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.7628,6.5958,6.6583) |