Cocoa Bean is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #b7e3e3 |
| Complementary Color | #1c4748 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 19.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cocoa Bean Color. The Full City Roast 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 Chestnut Leather (#60281e) for more energetic effect. Try Azuki Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1c4748 is the best complementary color to Cocoa Bean. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #481c1c complementary color is Blue Dianne, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cocoa Bean are #481c32 and #48311c. Thus found on the left and right of #481c1c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wine Berry and Metallic Bronze colors as they work well with Cocoa Bean.
The split-complementary Cocoa Bean palette consists of #1c3148 and #1c4832 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1c4748). Try Cloud Burst and Everglade colors in combination with #481c1c, 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 #481c1c 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 Cocoa Bean. Thus Port Gore and Everglade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cocoa Bean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Dianne, Thatch Green, and Port Gore split by 90° on the color wheel. #481c1c square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Cocoa Bean tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#1c4748) and two others. The Everglade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wine Berry – 120° from the complementary Blue Dianne. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1c481c and #481c47.
In a RGB color space, hex #481c1c is made of 56% red, 22% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Cocoa Bean has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 44% and a lightness of 19.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #481c1c is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 71.76% black ink.
| HEX | #481c1c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,28,28) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 22%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.26, 17.26, 71.76 |
| HSL | hsl(0,44%,19.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,61.11%,28.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(16.9509,21.042,10.3257) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.2973,2.2921,1.3672) |