Persimmon Red 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 | #58b1b5 |
| Complementary Color | #49a2a7 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (2.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Persimmon Red Color. The Water Persimmon 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 soft alternative called Jabłoński Brown (#ad6d68) for more calm effect. Try Scene Stealer as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#49a2a7 is the best complementary color to Persimmon Red. 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 #a74e4a 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 Apple Blossom are #a74974 and #a77c49. Thus found on the left and right of #a74e4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Driftwood colors as they work well with Persimmon Red.
The split-complementary Persimmon Red palette consists of #4974a7 and #49a77c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#49a2a7). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #a74e4a, 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 #a74e4a 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 Persimmon Red. Thus Victoria and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Persimmon Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #a74e4a 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. Persimmon Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#49a2a7) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49a74e and #a749a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #a74e4a is made of 52% red, 24% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Persimmon Red has a hue angle of 2.58°, a saturation of 38.59% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a74e4a is made of 0% cyan, 34.9% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a74e4a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,78,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 24%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 34.9, 36.47, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(2.58,38.59%,47.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(2.58,55.69%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.4596,36.2807,19.9093) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8968,14.1587,8.1628) |