Deep Earth is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #b2b4b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4b4d4d |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Earth Color. The Mine Shaft color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Nocturnal Flight (#675754) for more energetic effect. Try Hard Coal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b4d4d is the best complementary color to Deep Earth. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4d4b4b complementary color is Cape Cod, 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 Tundora are #4d4b4c and #4d4c4b. Thus found on the left and right of #4d4b4b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emperor and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with Deep Earth.
The split-complementary Deep Earth palette consists of #4b4c4d and #4b4d4c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b4d4d). Try Abbey and Cape Cod colors in combination with #4d4b4b, 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 #4d4b4b 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 Deep Earth. Thus Abbey and Gray Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Earth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Fuscous Gray, and Gravel split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d4b4b square combo is a palette of mid 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. Deep Earth tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#4b4d4d) and two others. The Gray Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emperor – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b4d4b and #4d4b4d.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d4b4b is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Earth has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 1.32% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d4b4b is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 69.8% black ink.
| HEX | #4d4b4b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,75,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 0.79, 69.8 |
| HSL | hsl(0,1.32%,29.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,2.6%,30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.0739,0.8263,0.2882) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.8466,7.1179,7.6697) |