Seal Brown Color

#321414

Seal Brown is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #cdebeb
Complementary Color #143232
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 13.73% (better contrasting with white)
Seal Brown Color Sample
Seal Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #321414

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Seal Brown Color. The Dark Sienna color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cocoa Bean (#481c1c) for more energetic effect. Try Italian Roast as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#143232 is the best complementary color to Seal Brown. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #321414 complementary color is Gable Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tamarind are #321423 and #322314. Thus found on the left and right of #321414 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tamarind and Mikado colors as they work well with Seal Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Seal Brown palette consists of #142232 and #143223 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#143232). Try Big Stone and Celtic colors in combination with #321414, 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 #321414 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 Seal Brown. Thus Ebony and Seaweed giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Seal Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gable Green, Seaweed, and Revolver split by 90° on the color wheel. #321414 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Seal Brown tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#143232) and two others. The Seaweed is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tamarind – 120° from the complementary Gable Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #143214 and #321432.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #321414 is made of 56% red, 22% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Seal Brown has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 13.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #321414 is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 80.39% black ink.

HEX #321414
RGB Decimal rgb(50,20,20)
RGB Percentage 56%, 22%, 22%
CMYK 0, 11.77, 11.77, 80.39
HSL hsl(0,42.86%,13.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,60%,19.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(10.7691,15.1654,6.9836)
XYZ xyz(1.6918,1.2289,0.8099)
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