Rusty Chainmail 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 | #39b6b3 |
| Complementary Color | #48c6c2 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (358.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rusty Chainmail Color. The Red Licorice 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 Roses are Red (#aa3646) for more calm effect. Try Strawberry Wine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#48c6c2 is the best complementary color to Rusty Chainmail. 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 #c6494c complementary color is Puerto Rico, 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 Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown are #c6488a and #c68448. Thus found on the left and right of #c6494c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Tussock colors as they work well with Rusty Chainmail.
The split-complementary Rusty Chainmail palette consists of #488ac6 and #48c684 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#48c6c2). Try Boston Blue and Emerald colors in combination with #c6494c, 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 #c6494c 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 Rusty Chainmail. Thus Indigo and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rusty Chainmail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Sushi, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6494c 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. Rusty Chainmail tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#48c6c2) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Puerto Rico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4bc648 and #c348c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6494c is made of 57% red, 21% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Rusty Chainmail has a hue angle of 358.56°, a saturation of 52.3% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6494c is made of 0% cyan, 49.02% magenta, 47.85% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c6494c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,73,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 21%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 49.02, 47.85, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(358.56,52.3%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(358.56,63.13%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.6267,50.0222,25.1068) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9758,17.2927,8.7535) |