Terracotta Red Brown is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #689599 |
| Complementary Color | #669397 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Terracotta Red Brown Color. The Dove Feather color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called South Rim Trail (#a6847b) for more energetic effect. Try Muse as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#669397 is the best complementary color to Terracotta Red Brown. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #976a66 complementary color is Juniper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rose are #97667a and #978266. Thus found on the left and right of #976a66 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Domino colors as they work well with Terracotta Red Brown.
The split-complementary Terracotta Red Brown palette consists of #667a97 and #669782 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#669397). Try Lynch and Patina colors in combination with #976a66, 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 #976a66 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Terracotta Red Brown. Thus Kimberly and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Terracotta Red Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Juniper, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #976a66 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Terracotta Red Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#669397) and two others. The Highland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Juniper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #66976a and #976693.
In a RGB color space, hex #976a66 is made of 42% red, 30% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Terracotta Red Brown has a hue angle of 4.9°, a saturation of 19.37% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #976a66 is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #976a66 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,106,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 30%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.65, 19.22, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(4.9,19.37%,49.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.9,32.45%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.3096,17.4404,9.4369) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3148,17.8467,14.9444) |