Toledo Color

#3e2631

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

Inverse Color #c1d9ce
Complementary Color #263e33
Color Shade: red magenta (332.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 19.61% (better contrasting with white)
Toledo Color Sample
Toledo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3e2631

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Toledo Color. The Bordeaux Leaf color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dulcet Violet (#59394c) for more calm effect. Try Prune Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#263e33 is the best complementary color to Toledo. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3e2631 complementary color is Plantation, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Livid Brown are #3e263c and #3e2726. Thus found on the left and right of #3e2631 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thunder and English Walnut colors as they work well with Toledo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Toledo palette consists of #263c3e and #263e27 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#263e33). Try Outer Space and Green Kelp colors in combination with #3e2631, 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 #3e2631 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Toledo. Thus Ebony Clay and Green Kelp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Toledo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Plantation, Rangitoto, and Ebony Clay split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e2631 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and cool 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. Toledo tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#263e33) and two others. The Green Kelp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bleached Cedar – 120° from the complementary Plantation. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #313e26 and #32263e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3e2631 is made of 42% red, 26% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Toledo has a hue angle of 332.5°, a saturation of 24% and a lightness of 19.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e2631 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 5.09% yellow and 75.69% black ink.

HEX #3e2631
RGB Decimal rgb(62,38,49)
RGB Percentage 42%, 26%, 33%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 5.09, 75.69
HSL hsl(332.5,24%,19.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(332.5,38.71%,24.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.5058,13.2902,-2.5045)
XYZ xyz(3.2341,2.6321,3.2433)
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