Pohutukawa is soft, 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 | #9ae3d9 |
| Complementary Color | #1b655b |
| Color Shade: | cool red (351.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pohutukawa Color. The Bicyclette 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 soft alternative called Largest Black Slug (#551f2f) for more calm effect. Try Shiraz as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1b655b is the best complementary color to Pohutukawa. 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 #651c26 complementary color is Green Pea, 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 Persian Plum are #651b4a and #65361b. Thus found on the left and right of #651c26 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wine Berry and Espresso colors as they work well with Pohutukawa.
The split-complementary Pohutukawa palette consists of #1b4a65 and #1b6536 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1b655b). Try Biscay and Green Pea colors in combination with #651c26, 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 #651c26 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 Pohutukawa. Thus Lucky Point and Parsley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pohutukawa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Pea, Fern Frond, and Meteorite split by 90° on the color wheel. #651c26 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. Pohutukawa tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#1b655b) and two others. The Parsley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Honey Flower – 120° from the complementary Green Pea. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #25651b and #5a1b65.
In a RGB color space, hex #651c26 is made of 60% red, 17% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Pohutukawa has a hue angle of 351.78°, a saturation of 56.59% and a lightness of 25.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #651c26 is made of 0% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 24.71% yellow and 60.39% black ink.
| HEX | #651c26 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,28,38) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 17%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 28.63, 24.71, 60.39 |
| HSL | hsl(351.78,56.59%,25.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(351.78,72.28%,39.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.7827,33.3679,12.1316) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.1319,3.7371,2.2319) |