Southwestern Clay is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #3398a7 |
| Complementary Color | #57bccc |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Southwestern Clay Color. The Heart Throb color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rosy Copper (#cf8974) for more calm effect. Try Conte Crayon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#57bccc is the best complementary color to Southwestern Clay. 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 #cc6758 complementary color is Shakespeare, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chestnut Rose are #cc5783 and #cca157. Thus found on the left and right of #cc6758 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Tussock colors as they work well with Southwestern Clay.
The split-complementary Southwestern Clay palette consists of #5782cc and #57cca1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#57bccc). Try Danube and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #cc6758, 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 #cc6758 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Southwestern Clay. Thus Blue Marguerite and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Southwestern Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shakespeare, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #cc6758 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Southwestern Clay tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#57bccc) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Shakespeare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #57cc66 and #cc57bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc6758 is made of 52% red, 26% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Southwestern Clay has a hue angle of 7.76°, a saturation of 53.21% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc6758 is made of 0% cyan, 39.61% magenta, 45.49% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc6758 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,103,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 26%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 39.61, 45.49, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(7.76,53.21%,57.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.76,56.86%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.3212,38.6449,26.9245) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5135,23.2424,12.0578) |