Crater Brown 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 | #b2c1c3 |
| Complementary Color | #3c4a4d |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 26.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crater Brown Color. The Smokescreen color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Painite (#6b4947) for more energetic effect. Try Double Fudge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3c4a4d is the best complementary color to Crater Brown. 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 #4d3e3c complementary color is Limed Spruce, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Matterhorn are #4d3c42 and #4d463c. Thus found on the left and right of #4d3e3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Armadillo colors as they work well with Crater Brown.
The split-complementary Crater Brown palette consists of #3c424d and #3c4d46 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c4a4d). Try Bright Gray and Cape Cod colors in combination with #4d3e3c, 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 #4d3e3c 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 Crater Brown. Thus Gun Powder and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crater Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Cabbage Pont, and Ship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d3e3c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Crater Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3c4a4d) 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 #3c4d3e and #4d3c4b.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d3e3c is made of 39% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Crater Brown has a hue angle of 7.06°, a saturation of 12.41% and a lightness of 26.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d3e3c is made of 0% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 69.8% black ink.
| HEX | #4d3e3c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,62,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 31%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.89, 6.67, 69.8 |
| HSL | hsl(7.06,12.41%,26.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.06,22.08%,30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.7075,6.1515,3.6789) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5988,5.3493,5.0124) |