Rumors 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 | #8bbdba |
| Complementary Color | #427471 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rumors Color. The Haitian Flower 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 Decadent Chocolate (#513235) for more calm effect. Try Nectar of the Gods as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#427471 is the best complementary color to Rumors. 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 #744245 complementary color is Faded Jade, 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 Ferra are #74425d and #745842. Thus found on the left and right of #744245 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Tobacco Brown colors as they work well with Rumors.
The split-complementary Rumors palette consists of #425d74 and #427458 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#427471). Try Blue Bayoux and Amazon colors in combination with #744245, 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 #744245 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 Rumors. Thus East Bay and Fern Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rumors contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Faded Jade, Dingley, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #744245 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. Rumors tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#427471) and two others. The Fern Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Faded Jade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #447442 and #714274.
In a RGB color space, hex #744245 is made of 46% red, 26% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Rumors has a hue angle of 356.4°, a saturation of 27.47% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #744245 is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #744245 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,66,69) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 26%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.61, 18.43, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(356.4,27.47%,35.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356.4,43.1%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.0642,22.0048,7.5831) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2249,8.0391,6.643) |