Clinker Color

#371d09

Clinker is calm, 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 #c8e2f6
Complementary Color #082237
Color Shade: warm red (26.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 12.55% (better contrasting with white)
Clinker Color Sample
Clinker Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #371d09

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Clinker Color. The Cannon Black color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Severely Burnt Toast (#241005) for more energetic effect. Try Cioccolato as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#082237 is the best complementary color to Clinker. 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 #371d09 complementary color is Black Pearl, 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 Clinker are #37080b and #373408. Thus found on the left and right of #371d09 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aubergine and Bronze Olive colors as they work well with Clinker.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Clinker palette consists of #080b37 and #083734 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#082237). Try Deep Cove and Tiber colors in combination with #371d09, 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 #371d09 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 Clinker. Thus Violet and Bottle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Clinker contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Black Pearl, Dark Fern, and Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #371d09 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. Clinker tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#082237) and two others. The Bottle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanzane – 120° from the complementary Black Pearl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #08371c and #370822.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #371d09 is made of 59% red, 31% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Clinker has a hue angle of 26.09°, a saturation of 71.88% and a lightness of 12.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #371d09 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 78.43% black ink.

HEX #371d09
RGB Decimal rgb(55,29,9)
RGB Percentage 59%, 31%, 10%
CMYK 0, 10.2, 18.04, 78.43
HSL hsl(26.09,71.88%,12.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.09,83.64%,21.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(13.8892,10.6679,17.0835)
XYZ xyz(2.0642,1.7107,0.4798)
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