Red Hook Color

#845544

Red Hook is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #7baabb
Complementary Color #447284
Color Shade: warm red (15.94° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.22% (better contrasting with white)
Red Hook Color Sample
Red Hook Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #845544

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Hook Color. The Beaver color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called American Milking Devon (#63403a) for more calm effect. Try Sorrel Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#447284 is the best complementary color to Red Hook. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #845544 complementary color is Bismark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spicy Mix are #844452 and #847544. Thus found on the left and right of #845544 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Shadow colors as they work well with Red Hook.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Hook palette consists of #445384 and #448475 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#447284). Try East Bay and Viridian colors in combination with #845544, 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 #845544 offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Red Hook. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Hook contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #845544 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Red Hook tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#447284) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Bismark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #448455 and #844473.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #845544 is made of 46% red, 30% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Red Hook has a hue angle of 15.94°, a saturation of 32% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #845544 is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 25.09% yellow and 48.24% black ink.

HEX #845544
RGB Decimal rgb(132,85,68)
RGB Percentage 46%, 30%, 24%
CMYK 0, 18.43, 25.09, 48.24
HSL hsl(15.94,32%,39.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15.94,48.48%,51.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.9284,17.462,17.9461)
XYZ xyz(13.8076,11.8199,7.0226)
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