Rocket Metallic is pale, 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 | #75807f |
| Complementary Color | #7e8a89 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (354.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rocket Metallic Color. The Tetrarose 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 Punctuate (#856b71) for more energetic effect. Try Myself as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7e8a89 is the best complementary color to Rocket Metallic. 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 #8a7f80 complementary color is Gunsmoke, 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 Hurricane are #8a7e85 and #8a837e. Thus found on the left and right of #8a7f80 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Suva Gray and Schooner colors as they work well with Rocket Metallic.
The split-complementary Rocket Metallic palette consists of #7e858a and #7e8a83 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e8a89). Try Oslo Gray and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #8a7f80, 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 #8a7f80 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 Rocket Metallic. Thus Jumbo and Stack giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rocket Metallic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gunsmoke, Bitter, and Topaz split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a7f80 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. Rocket Metallic tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#7e8a89) and two others. The Stack is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mamba – 120° from the complementary Gunsmoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f8a7e and #897e8a.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a7f80 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Rocket Metallic has a hue angle of 354.55°, a saturation of 4.49% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a7f80 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #8a7f80 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,127,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.32, 3.92, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(354.55,4.49%,51.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(354.55,7.97%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.1758,4.3591,0.9602) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9669,22.1405,23.5378) |