Red Bay is soft, 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 | #71c8c7 |
| Complementary Color | #378e8d |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Bay Color. The English Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Drisheen (#a24857) for more calm effect. Try Red Team Spirit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#378e8d is the best complementary color to Red Bay. 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 #8e3738 complementary color is Paradiso, 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 Sanguine Brown are #8e3763 and #8e6137. Thus found on the left and right of #8e3738 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camelot and Potters Clay colors as they work well with Red Bay.
The split-complementary Red Bay palette consists of #37638e and #378e61 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#378e8d). Try Chambray and Sea Green colors in combination with #8e3738, 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 #8e3738 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 Red Bay. Thus Minsk and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paradiso, Apple, and Gigas split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e3738 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. Red Bay tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#378e8d) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Paradiso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #378e37 and #8d378e.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e3738 is made of 56% red, 22% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Red Bay has a hue angle of 359.31°, a saturation of 44.16% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e3738 is made of 0% cyan, 34.12% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #8e3738 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,55,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 22%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 34.12, 33.73, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(359.31,44.16%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.31,61.27%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.5351,37.0266,18.5155) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2353,8.7687,4.7363) |