Red Gerbera Color

#b07473

Red Gerbera is pale, 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 #4f8b8c
Complementary Color #73aeaf
Color Shade: mid red (0.98° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.06% (better contrasting with white)
Red Gerbera Color Sample
Red Gerbera Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b07473

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Gerbera Color. The Ponder 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 saturated alternative called Floral Tapestry (#c39191) for more energetic effect. Try Oriental Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#73aeaf is the best complementary color to Red Gerbera. 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 #b07473 complementary color is Gulf Stream, 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 Coral Tree are #af7390 and #af9273. Thus found on the left and right of #b07473 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Sandal colors as they work well with Red Gerbera.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Gerbera palette consists of #7390af and #73af92 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#73aeaf). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Acapulco colors in combination with #b07473, 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 #b07473 offers a combination of cool blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Red Gerbera. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Gerbera contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gulf Stream, Olivine, and Purple Mountain's Majesty split by 90° on the color wheel. #b07473 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. Red Gerbera tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#73aeaf) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gulf Stream. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73af74 and #af73af.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b07473 is made of 43% red, 29% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Red Gerbera has a hue angle of 0.98°, a saturation of 27.85% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b07473 is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 30.98% black ink.

HEX #b07473
RGB Decimal rgb(176,116,115)
RGB Percentage 43%, 29%, 28%
CMYK 0, 23.53, 23.92, 30.98
HSL hsl(0.98,27.85%,57.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0.98,34.66%,69.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.0298,23.5099,10.2827)
XYZ xyz(27.2444,22.9587,19.2152)
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