Railroad Ties is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green
| Inverse Color | #abbabf |
| Complementary Color | #404e53 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Railroad Ties Color. The Raccoon Tail 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 Wooden Nutmeg (#745c51) for more energetic effect. Try Heavy Siena as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#404e53 is the best complementary color to Railroad Ties. Cool cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #544540 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 Kabul are #534045 and #534e40. Thus found on the left and right of #544540 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Armadillo colors as they work well with Railroad Ties.
The split-complementary Railroad Ties palette consists of #404553 and #40534e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#404e53). Try Bright Gray and Mineral Green colors in combination with #544540, 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 #544540 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Railroad Ties. Thus Gun Powder and Gray Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Railroad Ties contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Cabbage Pont, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #544540 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, cool 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. Railroad Ties tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#404e53) 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 #405345 and #53404e.
In a RGB color space, hex #544540 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Railroad Ties has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 13.51% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #544540 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 67.06% black ink.
| HEX | #544540 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,69,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 7.84, 67.06 |
| HSL | hsl(15,13.51%,29.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15,23.81%,32.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.6673,5.493,5.4096) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7097,6.5112,5.7536) |