Cocobolo is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #87b7b7 |
| Complementary Color | #487778 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cocobolo Color. The Rhode Island Red 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 Bravado Red (#a0524e) for more energetic effect. Try French Roast as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#487778 is the best complementary color to Cocobolo. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #784848 complementary color is Faded Jade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ferra are #784860 and #786048. Thus found on the left and right of #784848 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Roman Coffee colors as they work well with Cocobolo.
The split-complementary Cocobolo palette consists of #485f78 and #487860 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#487778). Try Blue Bayoux and Como colors in combination with #784848, 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 #784848 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 Cocobolo. Thus East Bay and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cocobolo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Faded Jade, Dingley, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #784848 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Cocobolo tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#487778) and two others. The Hippie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Faded Jade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #487848 and #784877.
In a RGB color space, hex #784848 is made of 45% red, 27% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Cocobolo has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #784848 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #784848 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,72,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 27%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.82, 18.82, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(0,25%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,40%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.1679,20.5076,8.7161) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2328,9.0957,7.2945) |