Terracotta is soft, 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 | #3497bc |
| Complementary Color | #43a5ca |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Terracotta Color. The Hyacinth Red 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 Sticky Toffee (#cc8149) for more calm effect. Try Cattail Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#43a5ca is the best complementary color to Terracotta. 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 #cb6843 complementary color is Shakespeare, 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 Raw Sienna are #ca4362 and #caab43. Thus found on the left and right of #cb6843 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Roti colors as they work well with Terracotta.
The split-complementary Terracotta palette consists of #4362ca and #43caab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#43a5ca). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #cb6843, 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 #cb6843 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 Terracotta. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Terracotta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shakespeare, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #cb6843 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. Terracotta tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#43a5ca) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Shakespeare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43ca68 and #ca43a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #cb6843 is made of 54% red, 28% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Terracotta has a hue angle of 16.32°, a saturation of 56.67% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cb6843 is made of 0% cyan, 38.83% magenta, 53.34% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #cb6843 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,104,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 28%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 38.83, 53.34, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(16.32,56.67%,52.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.32,67%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.0748,36.3004,38.2977) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.592,23.0024,8.1377) |