Mineral Red Color

#b35457

Mineral Red is soft, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #4caba8
Complementary Color #53b3b0
Color Shade: cool red (358.11° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.57% (better contrasting with white)
Mineral Red Color Sample
Mineral Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b35457

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mineral Red Color. The Earth Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lovebirds (#c76a77) for more energetic effect. Try Rita's Rouge as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#53b3b0 is the best complementary color to Mineral Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b35457 complementary color is Tradewind, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Matrix are #b35386 and #b38053. Thus found on the left and right of #b35457 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Driftwood colors as they work well with Mineral Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mineral Red palette consists of #5386b3 and #53b380 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#53b3b0). Try Steel Blue and Silver Tree colors in combination with #b35457, 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 #b35457 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mineral Red. Thus Blue Violet and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mineral Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tradewind, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b35457 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Mineral Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#53b3b0) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Tradewind. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56b353 and #b053b3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b35457 is made of 51% red, 24% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Mineral Red has a hue angle of 358.11°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b35457 is made of 0% cyan, 37.26% magenta, 36.08% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b35457
RGB Decimal rgb(179,84,87)
RGB Percentage 51%, 24%, 25%
CMYK 0, 37.26, 36.08, 29.8
HSL hsl(358.11,38.46%,51.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.11,53.07%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.768,38.8729,16.8369)
XYZ xyz(23.481,16.6125,10.9858)
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