Rusty Red Color

#af2f0d

Rusty Red is deep, 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 #50d0f2
Complementary Color #0d8cae
Color Shade: mid red (12.59° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.86% (better contrasting with white)
Rusty Red Color Sample
Rusty Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #af2f0d

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rusty Red Color. The Minotaurus Brown 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 Red Wrath of Zeus (#e0180c) for more energetic effect. Try Caponata as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0d8cae is the best complementary color to Rusty 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 #af2f0d complementary color is Blue Chill, 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 Rust are #ae0d3b and #ae800d. Thus found on the left and right of #af2f0d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shiraz and Buttered Rum colors as they work well with Rusty Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rusty Red palette consists of #0d3bae and #0dae80 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0d8cae). Try Torea Bay and Niagara colors in combination with #af2f0d, 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 #af2f0d 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 Rusty Red. Thus Blue Gem and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rusty Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Chill, Christi, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #af2f0d 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. Rusty Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#0d8cae) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Blue Chill. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0dae2f and #ae0d8c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #af2f0d is made of 74% red, 20% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Rusty Red has a hue angle of 12.59°, a saturation of 86.17% and a lightness of 36.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #af2f0d is made of 0% cyan, 50.2% magenta, 63.53% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #af2f0d
RGB Decimal rgb(175,47,13)
RGB Percentage 74%, 20%, 6%
CMYK 0, 50.2, 63.53, 31.37
HSL hsl(12.59,86.17%,36.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.59,92.57%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.8754,50.3183,47.8783)
XYZ xyz(18.7684,11.176,1.5488)
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