Sweet Cherry 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 | #60b0b2 |
| Complementary Color | #4d9d9f |
| Color Shade: | mid red (1.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Cherry Color. The Cocobolo 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 Peach Dunes (#b3695f) for more energetic effect. Try Burnt Tile as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4d9d9f is the best complementary color to Sweet Cherry. 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 #9f4f4d complementary color is Hippie Blue, 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 Rust are #9f4d73 and #9f784d. Thus found on the left and right of #9f4f4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Driftwood colors as they work well with Sweet Cherry.
The split-complementary Sweet Cherry palette consists of #4d739f and #4d9f78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d9d9f). Try Wedgewood and Fruit Salad colors in combination with #9f4f4d, 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 #9f4f4d 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 Sweet Cherry. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Cherry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Asparagus, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f4f4d 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. Sweet Cherry tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4d9d9f) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d9f4f and #9f4d9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #9f4f4d is made of 50% red, 25% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Cherry has a hue angle of 1.46°, a saturation of 34.75% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f4f4d is made of 0% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 32.15% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #9f4f4d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,79,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 25%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 31.37, 32.15, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(1.46,34.75%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(1.46,51.57%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.5053,32.931,16.6014) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4336,13.4987,8.6551) |