Tigereye is calm, 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 | #4488b7 |
| Complementary Color | #478bbb |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tigereye Color. The Common Jasper color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ginger Rose (#be8774) for more calm effect. Try Tavern Creek as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#478bbb is the best complementary color to Tigereye. 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 #bb7748 complementary color is Steel 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 Santa Fe are #bb4752 and #bbb047. Thus found on the left and right of #bb7748 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut and Roti colors as they work well with Tigereye.
The split-complementary Tigereye palette consists of #4752bb and #47bbb0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#478bbb). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #bb7748, 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 #bb7748 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 Tigereye. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tigereye contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb7748 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. Tigereye tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#478bbb) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #47bb77 and #bb478b.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb7748 is made of 49% red, 31% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Tigereye has a hue angle of 24.52°, a saturation of 45.82% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb7748 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 45.09% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb7748 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,119,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 31%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.66, 45.09, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(24.52,45.82%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.52,61.5%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.3137,22.0225,36.5446) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.26,24.2263,9.3176) |