Rusty Nail is vibrant, 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 | #3ad |
| Complementary Color | #2198cc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rusty Nail Color. The Autumnal 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 saturated alternative called Tahiti Gold (#dc722a) for more energetic effect. Try Camel Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2198cc is the best complementary color to Rusty Nail. 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 #c52 complementary color is Curious 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 White are #cc2143 and #ccaa21. Thus found on the left and right of #c52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maroon Flush and Nugget colors as they work well with Rusty Nail.
The split-complementary Rusty Nail palette consists of #2143cc and #21ccaa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2198cc). Try Persian Blue and Java colors in combination with #c52, 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 #c52 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 Rusty Nail. Thus Purple Heart and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rusty Nail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Curious Blue, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c52 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. Rusty Nail tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2198cc) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Curious Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #21cc55 and #cc2198.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc5522 is made of 63% red, 26% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Rusty Nail has a hue angle of 18°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc5522 is made of 0% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc5522 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,85,34) |
| RGB Percentage | 63%, 26%, 11% |
| CMYK | 0, 46.67, 66.67, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(18,71.43%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18,83.33%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.2094,44.7269,50.6996) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4391,19.4499,3.7687) |