Charred Chocolate is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #aac4c2 |
| Complementary Color | #3b5553 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Charred Chocolate Color. The Zambezi color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Grand Plum (#6c5657) for more calm effect. Try Musk Memory as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3b5553 is the best complementary color to Charred Chocolate. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #553b3d complementary color is Mineral Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Congo Brown are #553b49 and #55463b. Thus found on the left and right of #553b3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Kabul colors as they work well with Charred Chocolate.
The split-complementary Charred Chocolate palette consists of #3b4955 and #3b5546 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b5553). Try Limed Spruce and Mineral Green colors in combination with #553b3d, 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 #553b3d offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Charred Chocolate. Thus Gun Powder and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Charred Chocolate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Kelp, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #553b3d square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Charred Chocolate tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3b5553) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Voodoo – 120° from the complementary Mineral Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c553b and #533b55.
In a RGB color space, hex #553b3d is made of 41% red, 29% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Charred Chocolate has a hue angle of 355.38°, a saturation of 18.06% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #553b3d is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #553b3d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,59,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 29%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.19, 9.41, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(355.38,18.06%,28.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355.38,30.59%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.8348,11.8164,3.3319) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.1526,5.3961,5.1322) |