Cantankerous Hippo is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #697780 |
| Complementary Color | #7f8d96 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cantankerous Hippo Color. The Sand Dune color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fossil (#806f63) for more energetic effect. Try Gris Volcanico as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7f8d96 is the best complementary color to Cantankerous Hippo. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #96887f complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Squirrel are #967f81 and #96937f. Thus found on the left and right of #96887f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Gurkha colors as they work well with Cantankerous Hippo.
The split-complementary Cantankerous Hippo palette consists of #7f8196 and #7f9693 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f8d96). Try Waterloo and Granny Smith colors in combination with #96887f, 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 #96887f offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cantankerous Hippo. Thus Topaz and Spanish Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cantankerous Hippo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Spanish Green, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #96887f square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cantankerous Hippo tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7f8d96) and two others. The Spanish Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f9688 and #967f8d.
In a RGB color space, hex #96887f is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Cantankerous Hippo has a hue angle of 23.48°, a saturation of 9.87% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #96887f is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #96887f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,136,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 9.02, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(23.48,9.87%,54.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.48,15.33%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.679,3.6827,6.7323) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2126,25.6247,23.6959) |