Dark Puce is pale, 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 | #b0c5c3 |
| Complementary Color | #394f4d |
| Color Shade: | cool red (354.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 26.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Puce Color. The Petrichor Brown 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 Don Juan (#5a4f51) for more calm effect. Try Purplish Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#394f4d is the best complementary color to Dark Puce. 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 #4f3a3c complementary color is Mineral 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 Matterhorn are #4f3946 and #4f4239. Thus found on the left and right of #4f3a3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Taupe colors as they work well with Dark Puce.
The split-complementary Dark Puce palette consists of #39464f and #394f42 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#394f4d). Try Limed Spruce and Mineral Green colors in combination with #4f3a3c, 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 #4f3a3c 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 Puce. Thus Bright Gray and Cabbage Pont giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Puce contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Kelp, and Gun Powder split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f3a3c 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 Puce tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#394f4d) and two others. The Cabbage Pont is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mortar – 120° from the complementary Mineral Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3b4f39 and #4d394f.
In a RGB color space, hex #4f3a3c is made of 40% red, 29% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Puce has a hue angle of 354.29°, a saturation of 15.33% and a lightness of 26.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f3a3c is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 69.02% black ink.
| HEX | #4f3a3c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(79,58,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 29%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.23, 7.45, 69.02 |
| HSL | hsl(354.29,15.33%,26.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(354.29,26.58%,30.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.7764,9.6344,2.3711) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5531,5.0146,4.9502) |