Ripe Currant is soft, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #75c3c1 |
| Complementary Color | #3b8a87 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (358.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ripe Currant Color. The Syrah color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Merlot Fields (#712735) for more energetic effect. Try English Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3b8a87 is the best complementary color to Ripe Currant. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8a3c3e complementary color is Paradiso, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lotus are #8a3b65 and #8a603b. Thus found on the left and right of #8a3c3e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Potters Clay colors as they work well with Ripe Currant.
The split-complementary Ripe Currant palette consists of #3b658a and #3b8a61 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b8a87). Try Ming and Viridian colors in combination with #8a3c3e, 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 #8a3c3e 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 Ripe Currant. Thus Chambray and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ripe Currant contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paradiso, Pesto, and Gigas split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a3c3e square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ripe Currant tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3b8a87) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Paradiso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d8a3b and #873b8a.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a3c3e is made of 53% red, 23% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Ripe Currant has a hue angle of 358.46°, a saturation of 39.39% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a3c3e is made of 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 29.81% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #8a3c3e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,60,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 23%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.59, 29.81, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(358.46,39.39%,38.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(358.46,56.52%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.9511,33.4671,15.159) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9666,8.9828,5.6079) |