Pohutukawa is deep, 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 | #70fde3 |
| Complementary Color | #018f75 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pohutukawa Color. The Bordeaux color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bindi Red (#b0003c) for more energetic effect. Try Crimson Glory as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#018f75 is the best complementary color to Pohutukawa. 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 #8f021c complementary color is Observatory, 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 Pohutukawa are #8f0162 and #8f2e01. Thus found on the left and right of #8f021c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Peru Tan colors as they work well with Pohutukawa.
The split-complementary Pohutukawa palette consists of #01628f and #018f2e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#018f75). Try Bahama Blue and Fun Green colors in combination with #8f021c, 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 #8f021c 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 Pohutukawa. Thus Resolution Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pohutukawa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Observatory, Limeade, and Kingfisher Daisy split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f021c 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. Pohutukawa tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#018f75) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Observatory. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1c8f01 and #74018f.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f021c is made of 83% red, 1% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Pohutukawa has a hue angle of 348.94°, a saturation of 97.24% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f021c is made of 0% cyan, 55.3% magenta, 45.1% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #8f021c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,2,28) |
| RGB Percentage | 83%, 1%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 55.3, 45.1, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(348.94,97.24%,28.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348.94,98.6%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.3288,52.3389,28.7498) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.559,5.9669,1.6411) |