Classic Cherry Color

#974146

Classic Cherry 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 #68beb9
Complementary Color #419792
Color Shade: cool red (356.51° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.35% (better contrasting with white)
Classic Cherry Color Sample
Classic Cherry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #974146

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Classic Cherry Color. The Glamorous 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 soft alternative called Mauvewood (#a75d67) for more calm effect. Try Ripening Grape as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#419792 is the best complementary color to Classic Cherry. 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 #974146 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 Tosca are #974171 and #976641. Thus found on the left and right of #974146 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Classic Cherry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Classic Cherry palette consists of #417097 and #419767 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#419792). Try San Marino and Chateau Green colors in combination with #974146, 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 #974146 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 Classic Cherry. Thus Victoria and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Classic Cherry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ocean Green, Sycamore, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #974146 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. Classic Cherry tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#419792) 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 #459741 and #924197.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #974146 is made of 53% red, 23% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Classic Cherry has a hue angle of 356.51°, a saturation of 39.81% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #974146 is made of 0% cyan, 33.73% magenta, 31.77% yellow and 40.78% black ink.

HEX #974146
RGB Decimal rgb(151,65,70)
RGB Percentage 53%, 23%, 24%
CMYK 0, 33.73, 31.77, 40.78
HSL hsl(356.51,39.81%,42.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(356.51,56.95%,59.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.2451,36.5543,14.9441)
XYZ xyz(15.7583,10.8021,7.0488)
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