Chinotto is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, violet or warm green
| Inverse Color | #aab8b8 |
| Complementary Color | #475555 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinotto Color. The Rosy Sandstone color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Shadow Mountain (#585858) for more calm effect. Try Browse Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#475555 is the best complementary color to Chinotto. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #554747 complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Emperor are #55474e and #554e47. Thus found on the left and right of #554747 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emperor and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with Chinotto.
The split-complementary Chinotto palette consists of #474e55 and #47554e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#475555). Try Mako and Nandor colors in combination with #554747, 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 #554747 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 Chinotto. Thus Trout and Gray Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinotto contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Gray Asparagus, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #554747 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm 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. Chinotto tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#475555) and two others. The Gray Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Don Juan – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #475547 and #554755.
In a RGB color space, hex #554747 is made of 37% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Chinotto has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 8.97% and a lightness of 30.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #554747 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #554747 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,71,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 31%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 5.49, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(0,8.97%,30.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,16.47%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.5614,5.9345,2.2057) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1369,6.8927,6.9155) |