Tanager Color

#a43834

Tanager 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 #5bc7cb
Complementary Color #33a0a4
Color Shade: mid red (2.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.35% (better contrasting with white)
Tanager Color Sample
Tanager Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a43834

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tanager Color. The Burnt Ochre color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Grenadier (#c14d36) for more energetic effect. Try Red Hot Jazz as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#33a0a4 is the best complementary color to Tanager. 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 #a43834 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 Stiletto are #a43367 and #a47033. Thus found on the left and right of #a43834 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Copper colors as they work well with Tanager.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tanager palette consists of #3367a4 and #33a470 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#33a0a4). Try Azure and Ocean Green colors in combination with #a43834, 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 #a43834 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 Tanager. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tanager contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Sushi, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a43834 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. Tanager tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#33a0a4) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Keppel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #33a438 and #a433a0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a43834 is made of 60% red, 21% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Tanager has a hue angle of 2.14°, a saturation of 51.85% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a43834 is made of 0% cyan, 42.35% magenta, 43.92% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #a43834
RGB Decimal rgb(164,56,52)
RGB Percentage 60%, 21%, 19%
CMYK 0, 42.35, 43.92, 35.69
HSL hsl(2.14,51.85%,42.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(2.14,68.29%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.5279,44.2554,26.8369)
XYZ xyz(17.3438,10.9688,4.4519)
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