River Rouge is pale, 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 | #136462 |
Complementary Color | #9aecea |
Color Shade: | cool red (358.52° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to River Rouge Color. The Creamy Coral 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 Plaza Pink (#f4c0c3) for more energetic effect. Try Almond Blossom as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9aecea is the best complementary color to River Rouge. 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 #ec9b9d complementary color is Blizzard Blue, 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 Sea Pink are #ec9ac5 and #ecc19a. Thus found on the left and right of #ec9b9d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kobi and Gold Sand colors as they work well with River Rouge.
The split-complementary River Rouge palette consists of #9ac5ec and #9aecc1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9aecea). Try Cornflower and Magic Mint colors in combination with #ec9b9d, 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 #ec9b9d 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 River Rouge. Thus Portage and Granny Smith Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of River Rouge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blizzard Blue, Caper, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #ec9b9d 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. River Rouge tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#9aecea) and two others. The Granny Smith Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Biloba Flower – 120° from the complementary Blizzard Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9cec9a and #ea9aec.
In a RGB color space, hex #ec9b9d is made of 43% red, 28% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode River Rouge has a hue angle of 358.52°, a saturation of 68.07% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ec9b9d is made of 0% cyan, 31.77% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
HEX | #ec9b9d |
RGB Decimal | rgb(236,155,157) |
RGB Percentage | 43%, 28%, 29% |
CMYK | 0, 31.77, 30.98, 7.45 |
HSL | hsl(358.52,68.07%,76.67%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(358.52,34.32%,92.55%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(72.0342,30.5251,11.5005) |
XYZ | xyz(52.3992,43.7099,37.5734) |