Dusty 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 | #46b7b1 |
| Complementary Color | #47b9b2 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusty Red Color. The Cherry Tart color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Earth Red (#95424e) for more calm effect. Try Banana Blossom as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#47b9b2 is the best complementary color to Dusty 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 #b9484e complementary color is Fountain Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chestnut are #b94786 and #b97a47. Thus found on the left and right of #b9484e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Santa Fe colors as they work well with Dusty Red.
The split-complementary Dusty Red palette consists of #4786b9 and #47b97a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#47b9b2). Try Steel Blue and Ocean Green colors in combination with #b9484e, 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 #b9484e 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 Dusty Red. Thus Blue Violet and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusty Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Sushi, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9484e square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dusty Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#47b9b2) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4db947 and #b347b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9484e is made of 55% red, 21% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Dusty Red has a hue angle of 356.81°, a saturation of 44.66% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9484e is made of 0% cyan, 44.31% magenta, 41.96% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #b9484e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,72,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 21%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 44.31, 41.96, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(356.81,44.66%,50.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356.81,61.08%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.3103,46.1287,20.4713) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7001,15.4991,8.9502) |