Pottery Red Color

#b05d59

Pottery 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 #4fa2a6
Complementary Color #58acb0
Color Shade: mid red (2.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.96% (better contrasting with white)
Pottery Red Color Sample
Pottery Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b05d59

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pottery Red Color. The Himalayan Salt 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 soft alternative called Heirloom (#b67b71) for more calm effect. Try Spicy Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#58acb0 is the best complementary color to Pottery 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 #b05d59 complementary color is Tradewind, 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 Matrix are #b05880 and #b08858. Thus found on the left and right of #b05d59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Limed Oak colors as they work well with Pottery Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pottery Red palette consists of #5880b0 and #58b088 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#58acb0). Try Wedgewood and Silver Tree colors in combination with #b05d59, 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 #b05d59 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 Pottery Red. Thus Blue Violet and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pottery Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tradewind, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b05d59 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. Pottery Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#58acb0) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Tradewind. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #58b05c and #b058ab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b05d59 is made of 49% red, 26% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Pottery Red has a hue angle of 2.76°, a saturation of 35.51% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b05d59 is made of 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 30.98% black ink.

HEX #b05d59
RGB Decimal rgb(176,93,89)
RGB Percentage 49%, 26%, 25%
CMYK 0, 32.55, 34.12, 30.98
HSL hsl(2.76,35.51%,51.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(2.76,49.43%,69.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.2283,33.2053,17.5471)
XYZ xyz(23.622,17.7801,11.6381)
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