Simmered Seaweed 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 | #b3c2cf |
| Complementary Color | #303e4c |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 24.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Simmered Seaweed Color. The Breakfast Blend color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Oliva Oscuro (#665439) for more energetic effect. Try Rookwood Medium Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#303e4c is the best complementary color to Simmered Seaweed. 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 #4c3d30 complementary color is Oxford Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mondo are #4c3030 and #4c4b30. Thus found on the left and right of #4c3d30 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Woody Brown and Judge Gray colors as they work well with Simmered Seaweed.
The split-complementary Simmered Seaweed palette consists of #30304c and #304c4b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#303e4c). Try Martinique and Limed Spruce colors in combination with #4c3d30, 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 #4c3d30 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 Simmered Seaweed. Thus Martinique and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Simmered Seaweed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oxford Blue, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c3d30 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Simmered Seaweed tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#303e4c) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Woody Brown – 120° from the complementary Oxford Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #304c3c and #4c303e.
In a RGB color space, hex #4c3d30 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Simmered Seaweed has a hue angle of 27.86°, a saturation of 22.58% and a lightness of 24.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c3d30 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 70.2% black ink.
| HEX | #4c3d30 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,61,48) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 33%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 10.98, 70.2 |
| HSL | hsl(27.86,22.58%,24.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.86,36.84%,29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.9823,4.3338,10.4849) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.1827,5.0874,3.5051) |