Cocoa Brown is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #cfe0e1 |
| Complementary Color | #1e2e30 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (3.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 15.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cocoa Brown Color. The Espresso color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Acajou (#4c2f27) for more energetic effect. Try Rock as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1e2e30 is the best complementary color to Cocoa Brown. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #301f1e complementary color is Outer Space, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cocoa Brown are #301e26 and #30281e. Thus found on the left and right of #301f1e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cocoa Brown and Zeus colors as they work well with Cocoa Brown.
The split-complementary Cocoa Brown palette consists of #1e2530 and #1e3028 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1e2e30). Try Ebony Clay and Celtic colors in combination with #301f1e, 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 #301f1e offers a combination of cool blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cocoa Brown. Thus Steel Gray and Green Kelp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cocoa Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Outer Space, Green Kelp, and Bleached Cedar split by 90° on the color wheel. #301f1e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cocoa Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#1e2e30) and two others. The Green Kelp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thunder – 120° from the complementary Outer Space. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1e301f and #301e2e.
In a RGB color space, hex #301f1e is made of 44% red, 28% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cocoa Brown has a hue angle of 3.33°, a saturation of 23.08% and a lightness of 15.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #301f1e is made of 0% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 81.18% black ink.
| HEX | #301f1e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(48,31,30) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 28%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.66, 7.06, 81.18 |
| HSL | hsl(3.33,23.08%,15.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(3.33,37.5%,18.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(13.8391,8.1038,3.9927) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.9433,1.7021,1.4544) |