Red Rust is soft, 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 | #75cce6 |
| Complementary Color | #186f8a |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Rust Color. The Prune color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Azshara Vein (#b13916) for more energetic effect. Try Moccaccino as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#186f8a is the best complementary color to Red Rust. 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 #8a3319 complementary color is Matisse, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Canyon are #8a1837 and #8a6b18. Thus found on the left and right of #8a3319 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Claret and Hacienda colors as they work well with Red Rust.
The split-complementary Red Rust palette consists of #18378a and #188a6b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#186f8a). Try Jacksons Purple and Genoa colors in combination with #8a3319, 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 #8a3319 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 Red Rust. Thus Persian Indigo and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Rust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Matisse, La Palma, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a3319 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Red Rust tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#186f8a) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Disco – 120° from the complementary Matisse. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #188a33 and #8a186f.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a3319 is made of 64% red, 24% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Red Rust has a hue angle of 13.81°, a saturation of 69.33% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a3319 is made of 0% cyan, 34.12% magenta, 44.32% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #8a3319 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,51,25) |
| RGB Percentage | 64%, 24%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 34.12, 44.32, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(13.81,69.33%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.81,81.88%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.6498,35.709,34.5683) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8405,7.8411,1.8091) |