Cioccolato is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #aad7f3 |
| Complementary Color | #0c3855 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.01° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 19.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cioccolato Color. The Peanut color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Drip Coffee (#7a280a) for more energetic effect. Try Copper Canyon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0c3855 is the best complementary color to Cioccolato. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #55280c complementary color is Tarawera, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cioccolato are #550c14 and #554c0c. Thus found on the left and right of #55280c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maroon Oak and Bronze Olive colors as they work well with Cioccolato.
The split-complementary Cioccolato palette consists of #0c1455 and #0c554c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0c3855). Try Downriver and Eden colors in combination with #55280c, 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 #55280c 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 Cioccolato. Thus Violent Violet and Dark Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cioccolato contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tarawera, Dark Fern, and Jagger split by 90° on the color wheel. #55280c square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cioccolato tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#0c3855) and two others. The Dark Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Loulou – 120° from the complementary Tarawera. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0c5528 and #550c38.
In a RGB color space, hex #55280c is made of 62% red, 29% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Cioccolato has a hue angle of 23.01°, a saturation of 75.26% and a lightness of 19.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #55280c is made of 0% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 28.62% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #55280c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,40,12) |
| RGB Percentage | 62%, 29%, 9% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.64, 28.62, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(23.01,75.26%,19.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.01,85.88%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.8553,18.6647,26.5578) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.5715,3.4754,0.7777) |