Tsar is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #748084 |
| Complementary Color | #7a868b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tsar Color. The Less Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Goat (#a89a91) for more energetic effect. Try Bold Brandy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7a868b is the best complementary color to Tsar. 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 #8b7f7b 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 Hurricane are #8b7a7e and #8b877a. Thus found on the left and right of #8b7f7b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Empress and Granite Green colors as they work well with Tsar.
The split-complementary Tsar palette consists of #7a7e8b and #7a8b86 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a868b). Try Raven and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #8b7f7b, 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 #8b7f7b offers a combination of warm blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tsar. Thus Topaz and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tsar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rolling Stone, Battleship Gray, and Mobster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b7f7b square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Tsar tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7a868b) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monsoon – 120° from the complementary Rolling Stone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7a8b7e and #8b7a86.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b7f7b is made of 36% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Tsar has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 6.45% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b7f7b is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b7f7b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,127,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 6.27, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(15,6.45%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15,11.51%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.1306,3.831,3.8147) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.812,22.0978,21.8546) |