Rhubarb Pie is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #287e78 |
| Complementary Color | #81d6d1 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rhubarb Pie Color. The Cherry Fruit color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Brandywine Spritz (#e69dad) for more energetic effect. Try Faded Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#81d6d1 is the best complementary color to Rhubarb Pie. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d78187 complementary color is Bermuda, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of New York Pink are #d681b2 and #d6a681. Thus found on the left and right of #d78187 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hopbush and Whiskey colors as they work well with Rhubarb Pie.
The split-complementary Rhubarb Pie palette consists of #81b2d6 and #81d6a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#81d6d1). Try Half Baked and Vista Blue colors in combination with #d78187, 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 #d78187 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rhubarb Pie. Thus Chetwode Blue and Feijoa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rhubarb Pie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda, Feijoa, and Lilac Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #d78187 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rhubarb Pie tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#81d6d1) and two others. The Feijoa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Bermuda. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #87d681 and #d081d6.
In a RGB color space, hex #d78187 is made of 45% red, 27% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Rhubarb Pie has a hue angle of 355.81°, a saturation of 51.81% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d78187 is made of 0% cyan, 33.72% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #d78187 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(215,129,135) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 27%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.72, 31.37, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(355.81,51.81%,67.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355.81,40%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.2575,33.8391,11.0669) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2478,31.8969,26.9571) |