Hurricane 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 | #748188 |
| Complementary Color | #77838b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hurricane Color. The Mountain Ridge color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bold Brandy (#796660) for more energetic effect. Try Deep Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#77838b is the best complementary color to Hurricane. 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 #8b7e77 complementary color is Rolling Stone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Squirrel are #8b777a and #8b8877. Thus found on the left and right of #8b7e77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Granite Green colors as they work well with Hurricane.
The split-complementary Hurricane palette consists of #77798b and #778b88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#77838b). Try Storm Gray and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #8b7e77, 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 #8b7e77 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hurricane. Thus Topaz and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hurricane contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rolling Stone, Laurel, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b7e77 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hurricane tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#77838b) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Rolling Stone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #778b7e and #8b7783.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b7e77 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Hurricane has a hue angle of 21°, a saturation of 7.94% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b7e77 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b7e77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,126,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 7.84, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(21,7.94%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21,14.39%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.7528,3.7001,5.5979) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4381,21.7426,20.5196) |