Tosca is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #72c0c0 |
| Complementary Color | #3f8d8d |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tosca Color. The Crail 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 saturated alternative called Volcanic (#a55749) for more energetic effect. Try Portsmouth Spice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3f8d8d is the best complementary color to Tosca. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d3f3f complementary color is Ming, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tosca are #8d3f66 and #8d663f. Thus found on the left and right of #8d3f3f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Potters Clay colors as they work well with Tosca.
The split-complementary Tosca palette consists of #3f658d and #3f8d66 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f8d8d). Try Chambray and Viridian colors in combination with #8d3f3f, 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 #8d3f3f 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 Tosca. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tosca contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d3f3f square combo is a palette of mid 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. Tosca tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3f8d8d) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Ming. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f8d3f and #8d3f8d.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d3f3f is made of 53% red, 24% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Tosca has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 38.24% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d3f3f is made of 0% cyan, 30.58% magenta, 30.58% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #8d3f3f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,63,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 24%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.58, 30.58, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(0,38.24%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,55.32%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.0716,33.1414,16.1159) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6592,9.5766,5.8312) |