Gravlax Color

#ec834f

Gravlax is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #137cb0
Complementary Color #4eb8ec
Color Shade: warm red (19.87° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.76% (better contrasting with white)
Gravlax Color Sample
Gravlax Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ec834f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gravlax Color. The Salametti color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Orangeville (#e57059) for more calm effect. Try Corralize as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4eb8ec is the best complementary color to Gravlax. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ec834f complementary color is Picton Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Burnt Sienna are #ec4e69 and #ecd14e. Thus found on the left and right of #ec834f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandy and Ronchi colors as they work well with Gravlax.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gravlax palette consists of #4e69ec and #4eecd1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4eb8ec). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #ec834f, 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 #ec834f offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gravlax. Thus Medium Purple and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gravlax contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ec834f square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Gravlax tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4eb8ec) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4eec83 and #ec4eb8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ec834f is made of 53% red, 29% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Gravlax has a hue angle of 19.87°, a saturation of 80.51% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ec834f is made of 0% cyan, 41.18% magenta, 61.57% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ec834f
RGB Decimal rgb(236,131,79)
RGB Percentage 53%, 29%, 18%
CMYK 0, 41.18, 61.57, 7.45
HSL hsl(19.87,80.51%,61.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(19.87,66.53%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.4596,36.0211,45.2125)
XYZ xyz(44.1197,34.63,11.756)
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