Rainbow Trout Color

#ff975c

Rainbow Trout 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 #0068a3
Complementary Color #5cc3ff
Color Shade: warm red (21.72° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.04% (better contrasting with white)
Rainbow Trout Color Sample
Rainbow Trout Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ff975c

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rainbow Trout Color. The Orange Burst 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 Goose Bill (#ffba80) for more calm effect. Try Burning Flame as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5cc3ff is the best complementary color to Rainbow Trout. 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 #ff975c complementary color is Malibu, 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 Atomic Tangerine are #ff5c72 and #ffe85c. Thus found on the left and right of #ff975c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Watermelon and Mustard colors as they work well with Rainbow Trout.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rainbow Trout palette consists of #5c72ff and #5cffe8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5cc3ff). Try Dodger Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ff975c, 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 #ff975c 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 Rainbow Trout. Thus Heliotrope and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rainbow Trout contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff975c 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. Rainbow Trout tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5cc3ff) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hot Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5cff97 and #ff5cc4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ff975c is made of 51% red, 30% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Rainbow Trout has a hue angle of 21.72°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff975c is made of 0% cyan, 40.78% magenta, 63.92% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ff975c
RGB Decimal rgb(255,151,92)
RGB Percentage 51%, 30%, 18%
CMYK 0, 40.78, 63.92, 0
HSL hsl(21.72,100%,68.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(21.72,63.92%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.3393,33.9516,47.2298)
XYZ xyz(54.2384,44.1659,15.7914)
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