Rick Sanchez

Rick Sanchez is one of the titular two main protagonists of the sci-fi adult animated comedy series Rick and Morty. The show started airing in 2013 and is still ongoing as of 2021.

The series follows the misadventures of Rick and his grandson Morty, who split their time between domestic life and interdimensional adventures. It's always easy to know where the heroes are as fantastic surroundings have bright saturated colors. The scenes in the real world use more pale and unsaturated colors to communicate that the real world isn't that exciting.^[1]

Rick's color palette consists of blue pastels and neutral brown, grey, and white. His look was inspired by Doc Brown from Back to the Future and Reed Richards from Marvel Comics.^[2] Although this isn't stated in the series, fans speculate that Rick's grey skin is most likely from alcoholism.

The neutral and pale colors of Rick's palette function as a foil to his bright and sometimes crazy personality.