Raw Edge Color

#9e7172

Raw Edge is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #618e8d
Complementary Color #719e9d
Color Shade: cool red (358.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.14% (better contrasting with white)
Raw Edge Color Sample
Raw Edge Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9e7172

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Raw Edge Color. The Tarsier color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Baca Berry (#945759) for more energetic effect. Try Tin Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#719e9d is the best complementary color to Raw Edge. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e7172 complementary color is Sea Nymph, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rose are #9e7188 and #9e8671. Thus found on the left and right of #9e7172 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountbatten Pink and Donkey Brown colors as they work well with Raw Edge.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Raw Edge palette consists of #71889e and #719e86 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#719e9d). Try Lynch and Oxley colors in combination with #9e7172, 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 #9e7172 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Raw Edge. Thus Kimberly and Amulet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Raw Edge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sea Nymph, Battleship Gray, and Kimberly split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e7172 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Raw Edge tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#719e9d) and two others. The Amulet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Sea Nymph. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #719e71 and #9d719e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9e7172 is made of 41% red, 29% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Raw Edge has a hue angle of 358.67°, a saturation of 18.83% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e7172 is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #9e7172
RGB Decimal rgb(158,113,114)
RGB Percentage 41%, 29%, 30%
CMYK 0, 17.65, 17.25, 38.04
HSL hsl(358.67,18.83%,53.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.67,28.48%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.1683,17.9427,6.515)
XYZ xyz(23.0429,20.2943,18.6223)
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