Subterranean Color

#452c1f

Subterranean is pale, 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 #bad3e0
Complementary Color #1f3745
Color Shade: warm red (20.53° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 19.61% (better contrasting with white)
Subterranean Color Sample
Subterranean Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #452c1f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Subterranean Color. The Burnt Coffee 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 soft alternative called Oil (#281e15) for more calm effect. Try Triassic as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1f3745 is the best complementary color to Subterranean. 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 #452c1f complementary color is Blue Dianne, 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 Cork are #451f24 and #453e1f. Thus found on the left and right of #452c1f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Crater Brown and Lisbon Brown colors as they work well with Subterranean.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Subterranean palette consists of #1f2445 and #1f453f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1f3745). Try Port Gore and Te Papa Green colors in combination with #452c1f, 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 #452c1f 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 Subterranean. Thus Port Gore and Everglade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Subterranean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Dianne, Mallard, and Revolver split by 90° on the color wheel. #452c1f 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. Subterranean tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1f3745) and two others. The Everglade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Livid Brown – 120° from the complementary Blue Dianne. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1f452c and #451f37.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #452c1f is made of 48% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Subterranean has a hue angle of 20.53°, a saturation of 38% and a lightness of 19.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #452c1f is made of 0% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 72.94% black ink.

HEX #452c1f
RGB Decimal rgb(69,44,31)
RGB Percentage 48%, 31%, 22%
CMYK 0, 9.81, 14.9, 72.94
HSL hsl(20.53,38%,19.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20.53,55.07%,27.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(20.6949,9.7831,13.1091)
XYZ xyz(3.6022,3.1655,1.7175)
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