Shaved Chocolate 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 | #abc4ca |
| Complementary Color | #344d54 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.61° 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 Shaved Chocolate Color. The Toasted Pecan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Royal Liqueur (#784d40) for more energetic effect. Try Natural Bark as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#344d54 is the best complementary color to Shaved Chocolate. 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 #543b35 complementary color is Oxford Blue, 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 Rock are #54343e and #544a34. Thus found on the left and right of #543b35 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congo Brown and Judge Gray colors as they work well with Shaved Chocolate.
The split-complementary Shaved Chocolate palette consists of #343e54 and #34544a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#344d54). Try Oxford Blue and Stromboli colors in combination with #543b35, 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 #543b35 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 Shaved Chocolate. Thus Martinique and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shaved Chocolate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oxford Blue, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #543b35 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. Shaved Chocolate tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#344d54) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Oxford Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #34543b and #54344e.
In a RGB color space, hex #543b35 is made of 43% red, 30% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Shaved Chocolate has a hue angle of 11.61°, a saturation of 22.63% and a lightness of 26.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #543b35 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 67.06% black ink.
| HEX | #543b35 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,59,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 30%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.8, 12.16, 67.06 |
| HSL | hsl(11.61,22.63%,26.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.61,36.9%,32.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.49,10.0993,8.0765) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.8627,5.2698,4.0763) |