Rock Spray Color

#9d442d

Rock Spray is soft, 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 #62bbd2
Complementary Color #2d859d
Color Shade: mid red (12.32° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.61% (better contrasting with white)
Rock Spray Color Sample
Rock Spray Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9d442d

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rock Spray Color. The Corrosion Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Maui Mai Tai (#b66044) for more calm effect. Try Bull Shot as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2d859d is the best complementary color to Rock Spray. 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 #9d442d complementary color is Jelly Bean, 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 Paarl are #9d2d4e and #9d7c2d. Thus found on the left and right of #9d442d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Luxor Gold colors as they work well with Rock Spray.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rock Spray palette consists of #2d4e9d and #2d9d7b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d859d). Try Sapphire and Lochinvar colors in combination with #9d442d, 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 #9d442d 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 Rock Spray. Thus Daisy Bush and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rock Spray contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jelly Bean, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d442d 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. Rock Spray tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2d859d) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Jelly Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2d9d44 and #9d2d85.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9d442d is made of 58% red, 25% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Rock Spray has a hue angle of 12.32°, a saturation of 55.45% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d442d is made of 0% cyan, 34.9% magenta, 43.92% yellow and 38.43% black ink.

HEX #9d442d
RGB Decimal rgb(157,68,45)
RGB Percentage 58%, 25%, 17%
CMYK 0, 34.9, 43.92, 38.43
HSL hsl(12.32,55.45%,39.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.32,71.34%,61.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.3967,35.5261,31.6826)
XYZ xyz(16.4454,11.4918,3.834)
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