Red Potato Color

#995d50

Red Potato is calm, 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 #66a2af
Complementary Color #508b99
Color Shade: mid red (10.68° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.69% (better contrasting with white)
Red Potato Color Sample
Red Potato Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #995d50

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Potato Color. The Crushed Cinnamon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called False Morel (#784d4c) for more calm effect. Try Shakker Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#508b99 is the best complementary color to Red Potato. 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 #995d50 complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Copper Rust are #995067 and #998150. Thus found on the left and right of #995d50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Red Potato.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Potato palette consists of #506799 and #509981 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#508b99). Try Kashmir Blue and Aqua Forest colors in combination with #995d50, 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 #995d50 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 Red Potato. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Potato contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Asparagus, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #995d50 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. Red Potato tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#508b99) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #50995d and #99508b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #995d50 is made of 47% red, 29% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Red Potato has a hue angle of 10.68°, a saturation of 31.33% and a lightness of 45.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #995d50 is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #995d50
RGB Decimal rgb(153,93,80)
RGB Percentage 47%, 29%, 25%
CMYK 0, 23.53, 28.63, 40
HSL hsl(10.68,31.33%,45.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.68,47.71%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.88,23.0378,17.8459)
XYZ xyz(18.4992,15.1802,9.5445)
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