Earth Red Color

#95424e

Earth Red 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 #6abdb1
Complementary Color #419589
Color Shade: cool red (351.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.16% (better contrasting with white)
Earth Red Color Sample
Earth Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #95424e

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Earth Red Color. The Enticing Red 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 Tulip Red (#b8516a) for more energetic effect. Try Redbud as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#419589 is the best complementary color to Earth Red. 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 #95424e complementary color is Ocean Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #954177 and #955f41. Thus found on the left and right of #95424e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Sepia Skin colors as they work well with Earth Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Earth Red palette consists of #417795 and #41955f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#419589). Try Wedgewood and Chateau Green colors in combination with #95424e, 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 #95424e 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 Earth Red. Thus Chambray and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Earth Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ocean Green, Sycamore, and Gigas split by 90° on the color wheel. #95424e square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Earth Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#419589) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Ocean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d9541 and #894195.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #95424e is made of 51% red, 23% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Earth Red has a hue angle of 351.33°, a saturation of 38.6% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #95424e is made of 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 41.57% black ink.

HEX #95424e
RGB Decimal rgb(149,66,78)
RGB Percentage 51%, 23%, 27%
CMYK 0, 32.55, 27.84, 41.57
HSL hsl(351.33,38.6%,42.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(351.33,55.7%,58.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.303,36.0696,9.9706)
XYZ xyz(15.7178,10.836,8.4709)
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