Rusted Nail Color

#884b3d

Rusted Nail is calm, 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 #77b4c2
Complementary Color #3d7988
Color Shade: mid red (11.2° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.63% (better contrasting with white)
Rusted Nail Color Sample
Rusted Nail Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #884b3d

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rusted Nail Color. The War God color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Copra (#654636) for more calm effect. Try Worn Wooden as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3d7988 is the best complementary color to Rusted Nail. 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 #884b3d complementary color is Ming, 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 Ironstone are #883d54 and #88703d. Thus found on the left and right of #884b3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Solid Pink and Pesto colors as they work well with Rusted Nail.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rusted Nail palette consists of #3d5488 and #3d8870 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d7988). Try Chambray and Viridian colors in combination with #884b3d, 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 #884b3d 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 Rusted Nail. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rusted Nail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #884b3d 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. Rusted Nail tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3d7988) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Ming. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d884b and #883d79.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #884b3d is made of 50% red, 28% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Rusted Nail has a hue angle of 11.2°, a saturation of 38.07% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #884b3d is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #884b3d
RGB Decimal rgb(136,75,61)
RGB Percentage 50%, 28%, 22%
CMYK 0, 23.92, 29.41, 46.67
HSL hsl(11.2,38.07%,38.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(11.2,55.15%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.9042,24.2963,19.6297)
XYZ xyz(13.5117,10.6033,5.7494)
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