Rule Breaker Color

#774e55

Rule Breaker 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 #88b1aa
Complementary Color #4e7670
Color Shade: cool red (349.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.63% (better contrasting with white)
Rule Breaker Color Sample
Rule Breaker Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #774e55

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rule Breaker Color. The Beauport Aubergine 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 Mission Wildflower (#9e5566) for more energetic effect. Try Budapest Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4e7670 is the best complementary color to Rule Breaker. 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 #774e55 complementary color is Cutty Sark, 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 Ferra are #764e69 and #765b4e. Thus found on the left and right of #774e55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Roman Coffee colors as they work well with Rule Breaker.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rule Breaker palette consists of #4e6976 and #4e765b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e7670). Try Blue Bayoux and Como colors in combination with #774e55, 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 #774e55 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 Rule Breaker. Thus Fiord and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rule Breaker contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cutty Sark, Dingley, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #774e55 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. Rule Breaker tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#4e7670) and two others. The Hippie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salt Box – 120° from the complementary Cutty Sark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55764e and #6f4e76.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #774e55 is made of 42% red, 28% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Rule Breaker has a hue angle of 349.76°, a saturation of 20.81% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #774e55 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #774e55
RGB Decimal rgb(119,78,85)
RGB Percentage 42%, 28%, 30%
CMYK 0, 16.08, 13.34, 53.33
HSL hsl(349.76,20.81%,38.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(349.76,34.45%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.8901,18.3514,2.9845)
XYZ xyz(11.9718,10.0266,9.8987)
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