Tamarillo Color

#991613

Tamarillo is deep, 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 #66e9ec
Complementary Color #129599
Color Shade: mid red (1.34° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.73% (better contrasting with white)
Tamarillo Color Sample
Tamarillo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #991613

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tamarillo Color. The Grilled Tomato color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Prune (#701c11) for more calm effect. Try Moccaccino as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#129599 is the best complementary color to Tamarillo. 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 #991613 complementary color is Blue Chill, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tamarillo are #991252 and #995912. Thus found on the left and right of #991613 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Disco and Hawaiian Tan colors as they work well with Tamarillo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tamarillo palette consists of #125299 and #129959 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#129599). Try Tory Blue and Salem colors in combination with #991613, 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 #991613 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 Tamarillo. Thus Blue Gem and La Palma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tamarillo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Chill, Christi, and Blue Gem split by 90° on the color wheel. #991613 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Tamarillo tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#129599) and two others. The La Palma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Blue Chill. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #129916 and #991295.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #991613 is made of 79% red, 11% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Tamarillo has a hue angle of 1.34°, a saturation of 77.91% and a lightness of 33.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #991613 is made of 0% cyan, 51.37% magenta, 52.55% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #991613
RGB Decimal rgb(153,22,19)
RGB Percentage 79%, 11%, 10%
CMYK 0, 51.37, 52.55, 40
HSL hsl(1.34,77.91%,33.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(1.34,87.58%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.6857,51.2906,37.8873)
XYZ xyz(13.5413,7.3931,1.3294)
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