Tuscan Red Color

#7c4848

Tuscan Red 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 #83b7b7
Complementary Color #477b7c
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.43% (better contrasting with white)
Tuscan Red Color Sample
Tuscan Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7c4848

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tuscan Red Color. The Brown Stone 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 soft alternative called Canyon Stone (#93625b) for more calm effect. Try Brick Hearth as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#477b7c is the best complementary color to Tuscan Red. 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 #7c4848 complementary color is Faded Jade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Roman Coffee are #7c4762 and #7c6147. Thus found on the left and right of #7c4848 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Roman Coffee colors as they work well with Tuscan Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tuscan Red palette consists of #47617c and #477c62 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#477b7c). Try Blue Bayoux and Como colors in combination with #7c4848, 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 #7c4848 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 Tuscan Red. Thus East Bay and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tuscan Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Faded Jade, Dingley, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c4848 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Tuscan Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#477b7c) 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 #477c47 and #7c477b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7c4848 is made of 46% red, 27% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Tuscan Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 26.53% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c4848 is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 51.37% black ink.

HEX #7c4848
RGB Decimal rgb(124,72,72)
RGB Percentage 46%, 27%, 27%
CMYK 0, 20.39, 20.39, 51.37
HSL hsl(0,26.53%,38.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,41.94%,48.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.7203,22.1836,9.5702)
XYZ xyz(11.7992,9.3877,7.321)
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