Thatch Color

#b1948f

Thatch 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 #4e6b70
Complementary Color #8fabb1
Color Shade: mid red (8.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.75% (better contrasting with white)
Thatch Color Sample
Thatch Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b1948f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Thatch Color. The Oak Ridge color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rum Spice (#aa7971) for more energetic effect. Try Mouse Trap as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8fabb1 is the best complementary color to Thatch. 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 #b1948f complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Del Rio are #b18f9b and #b1a58f. Thus found on the left and right of #b1948f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Hillary colors as they work well with Thatch.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Thatch palette consists of #8f9bb1 and #8fb1a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8fabb1). Try Bali Hai and Cascade colors in combination with #b1948f, 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 #b1948f 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 Thatch. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Thatch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Schist, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1948f 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. Thatch tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#8fabb1) and two others. The Envy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8fb194 and #b18fab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b1948f is made of 38% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Thatch has a hue angle of 8.82°, a saturation of 17.89% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1948f is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 30.59% black ink.

HEX #b1948f
RGB Decimal rgb(177,148,143)
RGB Percentage 38%, 32%, 31%
CMYK 0, 11.37, 13.33, 30.59
HSL hsl(8.82,17.89%,62.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.82,19.21%,69.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.7622,10.0138,6.6794)
XYZ xyz(33.6793,32.5101,30.4866)
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