Cocoa Brown Color

#35281e

Cocoa Brown is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #cad7e1
Complementary Color #1e2a34
Color Shade: warm red (26.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 16.27% (better contrasting with white)
Cocoa Brown Color Sample
Cocoa Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #35281e

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cocoa Brown Color. The Real Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Deep Bronze (#51412d) for more energetic effect. Try Old Treasure Chest as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1e2a34 is the best complementary color to Cocoa Brown. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #35281e complementary color is Mirage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Treehouse are #341e1f and #34331e. Thus found on the left and right of #35281e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cocoa Brown and Birch colors as they work well with Cocoa Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cocoa Brown palette consists of #1e1f34 and #1e3433 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1e2a34). Try Mirage and Timber Green colors in combination with #35281e, 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 #35281e offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cocoa Brown. Thus Bleached Cedar and Celtic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cocoa Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mirage, Green Kelp, and Bleached Cedar split by 90° on the color wheel. #35281e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Cocoa Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1e2a34) and two others. The Celtic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jon – 120° from the complementary Mirage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1e3428 and #341e2a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #35281e is made of 43% red, 33% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Cocoa Brown has a hue angle of 26.09°, a saturation of 27.71% and a lightness of 16.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #35281e is made of 0% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 79.22% black ink.

HEX #35281e
RGB Decimal rgb(53,40,30)
RGB Percentage 43%, 33%, 24%
CMYK 0, 5.09, 9.02, 79.22
HSL hsl(26.09,27.71%,16.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.09,43.4%,20.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(17.3118,4.3417,8.9034)
XYZ xyz(2.4613,2.3682,1.5557)
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