Deep Brown is pale, 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 | #cbd5d5 |
| Complementary Color | #2a3434 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 18.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Brown Color. The Magenta Ink 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 soft alternative called Scarabaeus Sacer (#414040) for more calm effect. Try Warm Port as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2a3434 is the best complementary color to Deep 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 #342a2a complementary color is Outer Space, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Thunder are #342a2f and #342f2a. Thus found on the left and right of #342a2a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thunder and Dune colors as they work well with Deep Brown.
The split-complementary Deep Brown palette consists of #2a2e34 and #2a342f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2a3434). Try Shark and Outer Space colors in combination with #342a2a, 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 #342a2a 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 Deep Brown. Thus Charade and Heavy Metal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Outer Space, Heavy Metal, and Baltic Sea split by 90° on the color wheel. #342a2a square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Brown tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2a3434) and two others. The Heavy Metal 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 #2a342a and #342a34.
In a RGB color space, hex #342a2a is made of 38% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Brown has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 10.64% and a lightness of 18.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #342a2a is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 79.61% black ink.
| HEX | #342a2a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(52,42,42) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 31%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 3.92, 79.61 |
| HSL | hsl(0,10.64%,18.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,19.23%,20.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.1573,4.6136,1.7233) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.6621,2.5532,2.543) |