Rookwood Terra Cotta Color

#975840

Rookwood Terra Cotta is calm, 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 #68a7bf
Complementary Color #407e97
Color Shade: warm red (16.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.16% (better contrasting with white)
Rookwood Terra Cotta Color Sample
Rookwood Terra Cotta Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #975840

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rookwood Terra Cotta Color. The Copper Beech color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sweet Spiceberry (#7b453e) for more calm effect. Try Thanksgiving as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#407e97 is the best complementary color to Rookwood Terra Cotta. 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 #975840 complementary color is Wedgewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sepia Skin are #974053 and #978340. Thus found on the left and right of #975840 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Sycamore colors as they work well with Rookwood Terra Cotta.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rookwood Terra Cotta palette consists of #405397 and #409783 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#407e97). Try Chambray and Ocean Green colors in combination with #975840, 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 #975840 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 Rookwood Terra Cotta. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rookwood Terra Cotta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #975840 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Rookwood Terra Cotta tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#407e97) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #409758 and #97407f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #975840 is made of 50% red, 29% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Rookwood Terra Cotta has a hue angle of 16.55°, a saturation of 40.47% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #975840 is made of 0% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 40.78% black ink.

HEX #975840
RGB Decimal rgb(151,88,64)
RGB Percentage 50%, 29%, 21%
CMYK 0, 24.71, 34.12, 40.78
HSL hsl(16.55,40.47%,42.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.55,57.62%,59.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.1308,23.5062,24.9762)
XYZ xyz(17.1776,13.9289,6.6337)
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