Barossa Color

#452e39

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

Inverse Color #bad1c6
Complementary Color #2d4539
Color Shade: red magenta (331.3° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 22.55% (better contrasting with white)
Barossa Color Sample
Barossa Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #452e39

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Barossa Color. The Deep Exquisite 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 saturated alternative called High Priest (#643949) for more energetic effect. Try Purple Stiletto as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2d4539 is the best complementary color to Barossa. Cool green shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #452e39 complementary color is Outer Space, 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 Woody Brown are #452d44 and #452e2d. Thus found on the left and right of #452e39 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Woody Brown colors as they work well with Barossa.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Barossa palette consists of #2d4445 and #2d452e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d4539). Try Limed Spruce and Tom Thumb colors in combination with #452e39, 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 #452e39 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 Barossa. Thus Oxford Blue and Kelp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Barossa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Outer Space, Kelp, and Ebony Clay split by 90° on the color wheel. #452e39 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, cool green and mid 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. Barossa tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#2d4539) and two others. The Kelp 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 #38452d and #392d45.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #452e39 is made of 40% red, 27% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Barossa has a hue angle of 331.3°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 22.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #452e39 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 72.94% black ink.

HEX #452e39
RGB Decimal rgb(69,46,57)
RGB Percentage 40%, 27%, 33%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 4.71, 72.94
HSL hsl(331.3,20%,22.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(331.3,33.33%,27.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(21.9971,12.5635,-2.7515)
XYZ xyz(4.1698,3.5146,4.3295)
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