Rhubarb Smoothie is calm, 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 | #73b8b4 |
| Complementary Color | #478c87 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rhubarb Smoothie Color. The Holly Berry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mauvewood (#a75d67) for more calm effect. Try Kissed by a Zombies as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#478c87 is the best complementary color to Rhubarb Smoothie. 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 #8c474b complementary color is Smalt Blue, 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 Copper Rust are #8c476d and #8c6547. Thus found on the left and right of #8c474b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Spicy Mix colors as they work well with Rhubarb Smoothie.
The split-complementary Rhubarb Smoothie palette consists of #476d8c and #478c65 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#478c87). Try Bismark and Viridian colors in combination with #8c474b, 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 #8c474b 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 Rhubarb Smoothie. Thus East Bay and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rhubarb Smoothie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Dingley, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c474b 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. Rhubarb Smoothie tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#478c87) and two others. The Hippie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b8c47 and #87478c.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c474b is made of 49% red, 25% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Rhubarb Smoothie has a hue angle of 356.52°, a saturation of 32.7% and a lightness of 41.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c474b is made of 0% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #8c474b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,71,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 25%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.06, 25.49, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(356.52,32.7%,41.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356.52,49.29%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.881,29.6131,11.048) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3385,10.5899,7.945) |