Whisky Cola Color

#772233

Whisky Cola 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 #8dc
Complementary Color #217766
Color Shade: cool red (348° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30% (better contrasting with white)
Whisky Cola Color Sample
Whisky Cola Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #772233

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Whisky Cola Color. The Largest Black Slug color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Raspberry Romantic (#972b51) for more energetic effect. Try Romeo O Romeo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#217766 is the best complementary color to Whisky Cola. 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 #723 complementary color is Eucalyptus, 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 White are #77215d and #773b21. Thus found on the left and right of #723 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Red Robin colors as they work well with Whisky Cola.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Whisky Cola palette consists of #215d77 and #21773b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#217766). Try Blumine and Green Pea colors in combination with #723, 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 #723 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 Whisky Cola. Thus Bay of Many and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Whisky Cola contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eucalyptus, Fern Frond, and Meteorite split by 90° on the color wheel. #723 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. Whisky Cola tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#217766) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Honey Flower – 120° from the complementary Eucalyptus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #327721 and #652177.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #772233 is made of 58% red, 17% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Whisky Cola has a hue angle of 348°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #772233 is made of 0% cyan, 33.34% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #772233
RGB Decimal rgb(119,34,51)
RGB Percentage 58%, 17%, 25%
CMYK 0, 33.34, 26.67, 53.33
HSL hsl(348,55.56%,30%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(348,71.43%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(27.5866,38.128,10.4079)
XYZ xyz(8.7773,5.305,3.6933)
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