Raccoon Tail is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #8ca1a9 |
| Complementary Color | #566a73 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Raccoon Tail Color. The Monterey Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Berry Brown (#544f4c) for more calm effect. Try Périgord Truffle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#566a73 is the best complementary color to Raccoon Tail. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #735e56 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Russett are #73565c and #736c56. Thus found on the left and right of #735e56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Peat colors as they work well with Raccoon Tail.
The split-complementary Raccoon Tail palette consists of #565c73 and #56736c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#566a73). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #735e56, 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 #735e56 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Raccoon Tail. Thus Smoky and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Raccoon Tail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Cactus, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #735e56 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Raccoon Tail tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#566a73) and two others. The Finlandia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56735e and #73566b.
In a RGB color space, hex #735e56 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Raccoon Tail has a hue angle of 16.55°, a saturation of 14.43% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #735e56 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #735e56 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,94,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 11.37, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(16.55,14.43%,39.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.55,25.22%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.7236,7.1624,7.7784) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7526,12.3221,10.5104) |