Nipple is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #488 |
| Complementary Color | #77babb |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nipple Color. The Dried Tomatoes 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 saturated alternative called Prairie Poppy (#ae5f55) for more energetic effect. Try Mutabilis as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#77babb is the best complementary color to Nipple. 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 #b77 complementary color is Neptune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #b79 and #b97. Thus found on the left and right of #b77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Nipple.
The split-complementary Nipple palette consists of #7798bb and #7b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#77babb). Try Ship Cove and White colors in combination with #b77, 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 #b77 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 Nipple. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nipple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, White, and Purple Mountain's Majesty split by 90° on the color wheel. #b77 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Nipple tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#77babb) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Neptune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b7 and #bb77ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb7777 is made of 44% red, 28% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Nipple has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb7777 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 26.66% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb7777 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,119,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 28%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.66, 26.66, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(0,33.33%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,36.36%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.1634,26.6549,11.1572) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4201,25.0904,20.6924) |