Monkey Island 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 | #aac4c6 |
| Complementary Color | #395255 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 27.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Monkey Island Color. The Burnt Tile 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 Leather Clutch (#744e42) for more energetic effect. Try Deep Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#395255 is the best complementary color to Monkey Island. 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 #553b39 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 Congo Brown are #553944 and #554939. Thus found on the left and right of #553b39 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Judge Gray colors as they work well with Monkey Island.
The split-complementary Monkey Island palette consists of #394555 and #395549 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#395255). Try Oxford Blue and Mineral Green colors in combination with #553b39, 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 #553b39 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 Monkey Island. Thus Martinique and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Monkey Island contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Tom Thumb, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #553b39 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. Monkey Island tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#395255) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Limed Spruce. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #39553b and #553952.
In a RGB color space, hex #553b39 is made of 42% red, 29% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Monkey Island has a hue angle of 4.29°, a saturation of 19.72% and a lightness of 27.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #553b39 is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #553b39 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,59,57) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 29%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.19, 10.98, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(4.29,19.72%,27.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.29,32.94%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.7221,11.1669,5.7989) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.0488,5.3546,4.5856) |