Manchester 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 | #afbbbf |
| Complementary Color | #404c50 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Manchester Brown Color. The Bistro 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 Susu-Take Bamboo (#6f514c) for more energetic effect. Try Mournfang Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#404c50 is the best complementary color to Manchester 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 #504440 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 Armadillo are #504044 and #504c40. Thus found on the left and right of #504440 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Armadillo colors as they work well with Manchester Brown.
The split-complementary Manchester Brown palette consists of #404450 and #40504c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#404c50). Try Mako and Cape Cod colors in combination with #504440, 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 #504440 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 Manchester Brown. Thus Gun Powder and Gray Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Manchester Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Cabbage Pont, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #504440 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. Manchester Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#404c50) and two others. The Gray Asparagus 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 #405044 and #50404b.
In a RGB color space, hex #504440 is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Manchester Brown has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #504440 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 68.63% black ink.
| HEX | #504440 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,68,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.7, 6.27, 68.63 |
| HSL | hsl(15,11.11%,28.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15,20%,31.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.9359,4.3593,4.3082) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3008,6.2099,5.717) |