Blackberry Burgundy Color

#4c3938

Blackberry Burgundy is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #b3c6c7
Complementary Color #374a4c
Color Shade: mid red (3° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 25.88% (better contrasting with white)
Blackberry Burgundy Color Sample
Blackberry Burgundy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4c3938

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Blackberry Burgundy Color. The Mayan Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Nighthawk (#615452) for more calm effect. Try Warm Mahogany as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#374a4c is the best complementary color to Blackberry Burgundy. 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 #4c3938 complementary color is Limed Spruce, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Woody Brown are #4c3740 and #4c4337. Thus found on the left and right of #4c3938 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Taupe colors as they work well with Blackberry Burgundy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blackberry Burgundy palette consists of #37404c and #374c42 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#374a4c). Try Bright Gray and Mineral Green colors in combination with #4c3938, 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 #4c3938 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blackberry Burgundy. Thus Tuna and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blackberry Burgundy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Cabbage Pont, and Ship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c3938 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Blackberry Burgundy tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#374a4c) and two others. The Lunar Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary Limed Spruce. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #374c38 and #4c374a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4c3938 is made of 40% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Blackberry Burgundy has a hue angle of 3°, a saturation of 15.15% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c3938 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 70.2% black ink.

HEX #4c3938
RGB Decimal rgb(76,57,56)
RGB Percentage 40%, 30%, 30%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 7.84, 70.2
HSL hsl(3,15.15%,25.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(3,26.32%,29.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(26.0052,8.2361,3.8632)
XYZ xyz(5.1574,4.7483,4.3861)
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