Roof Terracotta Color

#a14743

Roof Terracotta 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 #5eb8bc
Complementary Color #429ca1
Color Shade: mid red (2.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.71% (better contrasting with white)
Roof Terracotta Color Sample
Roof Terracotta Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a14743

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Roof Terracotta Color. The Preserved Petals color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Martian Ironearth (#c15a4b) for more energetic effect. Try Aragon as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#429ca1 is the best complementary color to Roof Terracotta. 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 #a14743 complementary color is Keppel, 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 Apple Blossom are #a1426d and #a17542. Thus found on the left and right of #a14743 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rouge and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Roof Terracotta.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Roof Terracotta palette consists of #426ea1 and #42a175 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#429ca1). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #a14743, 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 #a14743 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 Roof Terracotta. Thus Gigas and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Roof Terracotta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Apple, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a14743 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. Roof Terracotta tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#429ca1) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Keppel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42a146 and #a1429c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a14743 is made of 54% red, 24% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Roof Terracotta has a hue angle of 2.55°, a saturation of 41.23% and a lightness of 44.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a14743 is made of 0% cyan, 35.3% magenta, 36.87% yellow and 36.86% black ink.

HEX #a14743
RGB Decimal rgb(161,71,67)
RGB Percentage 54%, 24%, 22%
CMYK 0, 35.3, 36.87, 36.86
HSL hsl(2.55,41.23%,44.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(2.55,58.39%,63.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.9827,37.0166,20.7217)
XYZ xyz(17.9643,12.4888,6.7739)
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