Rhubarb 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 | #88dfd0 |
| Complementary Color | #207767 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (349.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rhubarb Color. The Romeo O Romeo 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 Classy Red (#911f21) for more energetic effect. Try Alabama Crimson as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#207767 is the best complementary color to Rhubarb. 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 #77202f complementary color is Elm, 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 Crown of Thorns are #77205a and #773c20. Thus found on the left and right of #77202f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Red Robin colors as they work well with Rhubarb.
The split-complementary Rhubarb palette consists of #205a77 and #20773c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#207767). Try Blumine and Green Pea colors in combination with #77202f, 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 #77202f 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 Rhubarb. Thus Bay of Many and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rhubarb contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Elm, Fern Frond, and Meteorite split by 90° on the color wheel. #77202f 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. Rhubarb tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#207767) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Honey Flower – 120° from the complementary Elm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2f7720 and #672077.
In a RGB color space, hex #77202f is made of 60% red, 16% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Rhubarb has a hue angle of 349.66°, a saturation of 57.62% and a lightness of 29.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #77202f is made of 0% cyan, 34.12% magenta, 28.24% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #77202f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,32,47) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 16%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 34.12, 28.24, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(349.66,57.62%,29.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(349.66,73.11%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.1864,38.6455,12.5462) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6374,5.1602,3.2301) |