Cattail Red is soft, 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 | #49b6da |
| Complementary Color | #2592b6 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (14.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cattail Red Color. The Chocolate Lust color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chocolate Covered (#8b4121) for more calm effect. Try Firebird Tail Lights as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2592b6 is the best complementary color to Cattail 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 #b64925 complementary color is Eastern Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Desert are #b62549 and #b69125. Thus found on the left and right of #b64925 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maroon Flush and Marigold colors as they work well with Cattail Red.
The split-complementary Cattail Red palette consists of #2549b6 and #25b691 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2592b6). Try Cerulean Blue and Jungle Green colors in combination with #b64925, 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 #b64925 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 Cattail Red. Thus Purple Heart and Eucalyptus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cattail Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eastern Blue, Vida Loca, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #b64925 square combo is a palette of mid red, warm 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. Cattail Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2592b6) and two others. The Eucalyptus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Eastern Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #25b649 and #b62592.
In a RGB color space, hex #b64925 is made of 62% red, 25% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Cattail Red has a hue angle of 14.9°, a saturation of 66.21% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b64925 is made of 0% cyan, 42.74% magenta, 56.86% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b64925 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,73,37) |
| RGB Percentage | 62%, 25%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 42.74, 56.86, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(14.9,66.21%,42.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(14.9,79.67%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.4194,42.2928,42.575) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0079,14.8437,3.4554) |