Tory Red Color

#d6685f

Tory Red 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 #2997a0
Complementary Color #5fcdd6
Color Shade: mid red (4.54° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.59% (better contrasting with white)
Tory Red Color Sample
Tory Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6685f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tory Red Color. The My Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Peony Pink (#e38c7f) for more energetic effect. Try Red Clown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5fcdd6 is the best complementary color to Tory 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 #d6685f complementary color is Viking, 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 Japonica are #d65f91 and #d6a35f. Thus found on the left and right of #d6685f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Charm and Di Serria colors as they work well with Tory Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tory Red palette consists of #5f91d6 and #5fd6a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5fcdd6). Try Danube and Downy colors in combination with #d6685f, 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 #d6685f 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 Tory Red. Thus Moody Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tory Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viking, Conifer, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6685f 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. Tory Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#5fcdd6) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Orchid – 120° from the complementary Viking. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5fd668 and #d65fcd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6685f is made of 52% red, 25% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Tory Red has a hue angle of 4.54°, a saturation of 59.2% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6685f is made of 0% cyan, 43.14% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #d6685f
RGB Decimal rgb(214,104,95)
RGB Percentage 52%, 25%, 23%
CMYK 0, 43.14, 46.67, 16.08
HSL hsl(4.54,59.2%,60.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(4.54,55.61%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.0978,42.4413,25.5078)
XYZ xyz(34.7474,25.023,13.825)
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