Dark Red Brown is calm, 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 | #b5deda |
| Complementary Color | #214a46 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (354.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 20.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Red Brown Color. The Devil's Lip 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 soft alternative called Kremlin Red (#633639) for more calm effect. Try Port as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#214a46 is the best complementary color to Dark Red Brown. 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 #4a2125 complementary color is Te Papa Green, 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 Crater Brown are #4a2139 and #4a3121. Thus found on the left and right of #4a2125 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Livid Brown and Saddle colors as they work well with Dark Red Brown.
The split-complementary Dark Red Brown palette consists of #21394a and #214a31 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#214a46). Try Blue Dianne and Everglade colors in combination with #4a2125, 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 #4a2125 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 Dark Red Brown. Thus Port Gore and Mallard giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Red Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Te Papa Green, Woodland, and Port Gore split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a2125 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. Dark Red Brown tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#214a46) and two others. The Mallard is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bossanova – 120° from the complementary Te Papa Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #254a21 and #46214a.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a2125 is made of 51% red, 23% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Red Brown has a hue angle of 354.15°, a saturation of 38.32% and a lightness of 20.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a2125 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #4a2125 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,33,37) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 23%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.08, 14.51, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(354.15,38.32%,20.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(354.15,55.41%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.7015,19.9089,6.4353) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.7018,2.6771,2.0719) |