New Kenyan Copper Color

#7c1c05

New Kenyan Copper is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #83e3fa
Complementary Color #04647c
Color Shade: mid red (11.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 25.29% (better contrasting with white)
New Kenyan Copper Color Sample
New Kenyan Copper Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7c1c05

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to New Kenyan Copper Color. The Chocoholic color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cave Painting (#aa1100) for more energetic effect. Try Saveloy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#04647c is the best complementary color to New Kenyan Copper. 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 #7c1c05 complementary color is Orient, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kenyan Copper are #7c0429 and #7c5704. Thus found on the left and right of #7c1c05 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paprika and Antique Bronze colors as they work well with New Kenyan Copper.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary New Kenyan Copper palette consists of #04297c and #047c57 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#04647c). Try Catalina Blue and Watercourse colors in combination with #7c1c05, 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 #7c1c05 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the New Kenyan Copper. Thus Deep Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of New Kenyan Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Orient, Japanese Laurel, and Pigment Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c1c05 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. New Kenyan Copper tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#04647c) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cardinal Pink – 120° from the complementary Orient. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #047c1b and #7c0464.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7c1c05 is made of 79% red, 18% green and 3% blue. In a HSL mode New Kenyan Copper has a hue angle of 11.6°, a saturation of 92.25% and a lightness of 25.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c1c05 is made of 0% cyan, 37.65% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 51.37% black ink.

HEX #7c1c05
RGB Decimal rgb(124,28,5)
RGB Percentage 79%, 18%, 3%
CMYK 0, 37.65, 46.67, 51.37
HSL hsl(11.6,92.25%,25.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(11.6,95.97%,48.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(27.0923,40.0655,37.1037)
XYZ xyz(8.7548,5.1266,0.6717)
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