Bitter Briar Color

#8d7470

Bitter Briar is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #728b8f
Complementary Color #70898d
Color Shade: mid red (8.28° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.61% (better contrasting with white)
Bitter Briar Color Sample
Bitter Briar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8d7470

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bitter Briar Color. The Chocolate Pudding color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Browse Brown (#6e615f) for more calm effect. Try Globe Thistle Grey Rose as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#70898d is the best complementary color to Bitter Briar. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d7470 complementary color is Juniper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hemp are #8d707a and #8d8270. Thus found on the left and right of #8d7470 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Olive Haze colors as they work well with Bitter Briar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bitter Briar palette consists of #707a8d and #708d82 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#70898d). Try Raven and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #8d7470, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #8d7470 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bitter Briar. Thus Topaz and Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bitter Briar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Juniper, Camouflage Green, and Mobster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d7470 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bitter Briar tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#70898d) and two others. The Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Juniper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #708d74 and #8d7089.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8d7470 is made of 38% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Bitter Briar has a hue angle of 8.28°, a saturation of 11.46% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d7470 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 44.71% black ink.

HEX #8d7470
RGB Decimal rgb(141,116,112)
RGB Percentage 38%, 31%, 30%
CMYK 0, 9.8, 11.37, 44.71
HSL hsl(8.28,11.46%,49.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.28,20.57%,55.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.0634,9.0928,5.8672)
XYZ xyz(20.1545,19.3234,17.9968)
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