Medium Roast is soft, 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 | #c3dffa |
| Complementary Color | #04203c |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 12.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Medium Roast Color. The Bracken 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 soft alternative called Cioccolato (#55280c) for more calm effect. Try Deep Bronze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#04203c is the best complementary color to Medium Roast. 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 #3c2005 complementary color is Tangaroa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dark Ebony are #3c0405 and #3c3b04. Thus found on the left and right of #3c2005 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Maroon and Madras colors as they work well with Medium Roast.
The split-complementary Medium Roast palette consists of #04053c and #043c3b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#04203c). Try Deep Cove and Tiber colors in combination with #3c2005, 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 #3c2005 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 Medium Roast. Thus Tolopea and Zuccini giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Medium Roast contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tangaroa, English Holly, and Clairvoyant split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c2005 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Medium Roast tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#04203c) and two others. The Zuccini is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jacaranda – 120° from the complementary Tangaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #043c1f and #3c0420.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c2005 is made of 62% red, 33% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Medium Roast has a hue angle of 29.45°, a saturation of 84.62% and a lightness of 12.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c2005 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 76.47% black ink.
| HEX | #3c2005 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,32,5) |
| RGB Percentage | 62%, 33%, 5% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 21.57, 76.47 |
| HSL | hsl(29.45,84.62%,12.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.45,91.67%,23.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(15.5116,11.0124,20.9708) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.4074,2.0046,0.4036) |