Chocolate Plum is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #c3d2d1 |
| Complementary Color | #2d3b3a |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 20.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chocolate Plum Color. The Ancient Prunus 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 saturated alternative called Vineyard Wine (#58363d) for more energetic effect. Try Warmed Wine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2d3b3a is the best complementary color to Chocolate Plum. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3c2d2e complementary color is Outer Space, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Woody Brown are #3b2d35 and #3b332d. Thus found on the left and right of #3c2d2e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thunder and Taupe colors as they work well with Chocolate Plum.
The split-complementary Chocolate Plum palette consists of #2d353b and #2d3b33 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d3b3a). Try Outer Space and Outer Space colors in combination with #3c2d2e, 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 #3c2d2e 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 Chocolate Plum. Thus Charade and Heavy Metal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chocolate Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Outer Space, Heavy Metal, and Blackcurrant split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c2d2e square combo is a palette of cool 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. Chocolate Plum tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2d3b3a) and two others. The Heavy Metal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blackcurrant – 120° from the complementary Outer Space. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2e3b2d and #3a2d3b.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c2d2e is made of 40% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Chocolate Plum has a hue angle of 356°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 20.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c2d2e is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 76.47% black ink.
| HEX | #3c2d2e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,45,46) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 30%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 5.49, 76.47 |
| HSL | hsl(356,14.29%,20.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356,25%,23.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.1823,7.0751,1.9979) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.295,3.0347,2.9969) |