Red Gravel is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #477991 |
| Complementary Color | #6e9fb7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (19.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Gravel Color. The Rodeo Dust color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Andes Ash (#c1a097) for more calm effect. Try Hot Cacao as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6e9fb7 is the best complementary color to Red Gravel. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b8866e complementary color is Hippie Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Teak are #b76e7a and #b7ab6e. Thus found on the left and right of #b8866e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Red Gravel.
The split-complementary Red Gravel palette consists of #6e7bb7 and #6eb7aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e9fb7). Try Ship Cove and Tradewind colors in combination with #b8866e, 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 #b8866e offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Red Gravel. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Gravel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Fern, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8866e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Red Gravel tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6e9fb7) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6eb786 and #b76e9f.
In a RGB color space, hex #b8866e is made of 43% red, 31% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Red Gravel has a hue angle of 19.46°, a saturation of 34.26% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8866e is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b8866e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,134,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 31%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.61, 29.02, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(19.46,34.26%,57.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(19.46,40.22%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2183,16.0413,20.4632) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1067,28.3663,18.5876) |