Showa era
Etruscan Red & Nile Blue
Plate 25 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Etruscan Red, Nile Blue.
#c55347
red · 7 palettes
Etruscan Red
About Etruscan Red
Etruscan Red is a mid-tone, muted red tone. Its hex value is #c55347 — that is
RGB 197, 83, 71, or HSL 6°, 52%, 53%.
It holds 4.7:1 contrast against dark, so Etruscan Red works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 4.5:1; on black 4.7:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Etruscan Red appears in 7 combinations — most often paired with Nile Blue, Grayish Lavender - B and Corinthian Pink.
Palettes with Etruscan Red
Etruscan Red appears in 7 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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