Clay Red is calm, 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 | #509fb2 |
| Complementary Color | #4d9caf |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Clay Red Color. The Rooster Comb color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rusty Heart (#a04039) for more energetic effect. Try Cranberry Zing as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4d9caf is the best complementary color to Clay 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 #af604d 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 Matrix are #af4d6b and #af914d. Thus found on the left and right of #af604d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Driftwood colors as they work well with Clay Red.
The split-complementary Clay Red palette consists of #4d6aaf and #4daf91 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d9caf). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #af604d, 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 #af604d 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 Clay Red. Thus Blue Violet and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clay Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #af604d 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. Clay Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4d9caf) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4daf60 and #af4d9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #af604d is made of 50% red, 28% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Clay Red has a hue angle of 11.63°, a saturation of 38.89% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #af604d is made of 0% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 38.43% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #af604d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,96,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 28%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.98, 38.43, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(11.63,38.89%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.63,56%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.5149,30.0936,24.955) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2016,18.0155,9.2757) |