Tamarillo Color

#752b2f

Tamarillo 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 #8ad4d0
Complementary Color #2b7571
Color Shade: cool red (356.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.37% (better contrasting with white)
Tamarillo Color Sample
Tamarillo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #752b2f

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tamarillo Color. The High Drama 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 Stiletto (#9c3336) for more energetic effect. Try Dorset Naga as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2b7571 is the best complementary color to Tamarillo. 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 #752b2f complementary color is Paradiso, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nutmeg are #752b53 and #754c2b. Thus found on the left and right of #752b2f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Dallas colors as they work well with Tamarillo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tamarillo palette consists of #2b5375 and #2b754c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b7571). Try San Juan and Sea Green colors in combination with #752b2f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #752b2f 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 Tamarillo. Thus Astronaut and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tamarillo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paradiso, Crete, and Minsk split by 90° on the color wheel. #752b2f square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tamarillo tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2b7571) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eminence – 120° from the complementary Paradiso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2f752b and #702b75.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #752b2f is made of 57% red, 21% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Tamarillo has a hue angle of 356.76°, a saturation of 46.25% and a lightness of 31.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #752b2f is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 54.12% black ink.

HEX #752b2f
RGB Decimal rgb(117,43,47)
RGB Percentage 57%, 21%, 23%
CMYK 0, 29.02, 27.45, 54.12
HSL hsl(356.76,46.25%,31.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(356.76,63.25%,45.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.6815,32.8562,14.4723)
XYZ xyz(8.7131,5.7149,3.3332)
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