Potash 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 | #1f88a8 |
| Complementary Color | #57c0e0 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (14.01° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Potash Color. The Tahiti Gold 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 Mozzarella Covered Chorizo (#e39b7a) for more calm effect. Try Wet Coral as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#57c0e0 is the best complementary color to Potash. 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 #e07757 complementary color is Viking, 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 Terracotta are #e0577b and #e0bb57. Thus found on the left and right of #e07757 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cranberry and Equator colors as they work well with Potash.
The split-complementary Potash palette consists of #577be0 and #57e0bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#57c0e0). Try Havelock Blue and Viking colors in combination with #e07757, 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 #e07757 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 Potash. Thus Medium Purple and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Potash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viking, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e07757 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. Potash tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#57c0e0) 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 #57e077 and #e057c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #e07757 is made of 52% red, 28% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Potash has a hue angle of 14.01°, a saturation of 68.84% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e07757 is made of 0% cyan, 41.17% magenta, 53.72% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #e07757 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(224,119,87) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 28%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.17, 53.72, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(14.01,68.84%,60.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(14.01,61.16%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.4197,38.0226,35.7724) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0576,29.7291,12.6965) |