Red Rock Color

#a65052

Red Rock is calm, 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 #59afad
Complementary Color #50a6a3
Color Shade: cool red (358.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.24% (better contrasting with white)
Red Rock Color Sample
Red Rock Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a65052

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Rock Color. The Tibetan Temple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Berry Crush (#aa6772) for more calm effect. Try Rouge Charm as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#50a6a3 is the best complementary color to Red Rock. 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 #a65052 complementary color is Hippie Blue, 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 Matrix are #a6507d and #a67850. Thus found on the left and right of #a65052 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Driftwood colors as they work well with Red Rock.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Rock palette consists of #507da6 and #50a678 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#50a6a3). Try Wedgewood and Aqua Forest colors in combination with #a65052, 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 #a65052 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 Red Rock. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Rock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #a65052 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. Red Rock tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#50a6a3) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #52a650 and #a350a6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a65052 is made of 51% red, 24% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Red Rock has a hue angle of 358.6°, a saturation of 34.96% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a65052 is made of 0% cyan, 33.73% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #a65052
RGB Decimal rgb(166,80,82)
RGB Percentage 51%, 24%, 25%
CMYK 0, 33.73, 32.94, 34.9
HSL hsl(358.6,34.96%,48.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.6,51.81%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.8764,35.5782,15.5983)
XYZ xyz(20.1175,14.4535,9.7121)
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