Rackham Red Color

#d6341e

Rackham Red is vivid, 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 #29cbe1
Complementary Color #1ec0d6
Color Shade: mid red (7.17° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.84% (better contrasting with white)
Rackham Red Color Sample
Rackham Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6341e

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rackham Red Color. The Flint Corn Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Firebrick (#b22222) for more calm effect. Try Salametti as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1ec0d6 is the best complementary color to Rackham Red. 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 #d6341e complementary color is Java, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Thunderbird are #d61e64 and #d6901e. Thus found on the left and right of #d6341e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise Red and Geebung colors as they work well with Rackham Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rackham Red palette consists of #1e63d6 and #1ed690 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1ec0d6). Try Mariner and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #d6341e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #d6341e 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 Rackham Red. Thus Persian Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rackham Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6341e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rackham Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#1ec0d6) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Java. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1ed634 and #d61ec0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6341e is made of 72% red, 18% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Rackham Red has a hue angle of 7.17°, a saturation of 75.41% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6341e is made of 0% cyan, 63.53% magenta, 72.16% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #d6341e
RGB Decimal rgb(214,52,30)
RGB Percentage 72%, 18%, 10%
CMYK 0, 63.53, 72.16, 16.08
HSL hsl(7.17,75.41%,47.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(7.17,85.98%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.0652,61.2123,50.4482)
XYZ xyz(29.1939,16.8459,2.9412)
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