Jon Color

#3b1f1f

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

Inverse Color #c4e0e0
Complementary Color #1f3a3b
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 17.65% (better contrasting with white)
Jon Color Sample
Jon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3b1f1f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Jon Color. The Worcestershire Sauce 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 Rum Raisin (#583432) for more calm effect. Try Arresting Auburn as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1f3a3b is the best complementary color to Jon. 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 #3b1f1f complementary color is Te Papa 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 Jon are #3b1f2d and #3b2d1f. Thus found on the left and right of #3b1f1f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jon and Bistre colors as they work well with Jon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Jon palette consists of #1f2c3b and #1f3b2d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1f3a3b). Try Mirage and Everglade colors in combination with #3b1f1f, 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 #3b1f1f 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 Jon. Thus Mirage and Green Kelp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Jon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Te Papa Green, Green Kelp, and Bleached Cedar split by 90° on the color wheel. #3b1f1f square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Jon tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#1f3a3b) and two others. The Green Kelp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Livid Brown – 120° from the complementary Te Papa Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1f3b1f and #3b1f3a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3b1f1f is made of 49% red, 26% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Jon has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 31.11% and a lightness of 17.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3b1f1f is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 76.86% black ink.

HEX #3b1f1f
RGB Decimal rgb(59,31,31)
RGB Percentage 49%, 26%, 26%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 10.98, 76.86
HSL hsl(0,31.11%,17.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,47.46%,23.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(15.5329,13.5873,5.8942)
XYZ xyz(2.5409,2.0087,1.5501)
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