Cordovan Leather Color

#57443d

Cordovan Leather is pale, 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 #a8bbc2
Complementary Color #3d5057
Color Shade: warm red (16.15° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 29.02% (better contrasting with white)
Cordovan Leather Color Sample
Cordovan Leather Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #57443d

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cordovan Leather Color. The Kabul 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 soft alternative called Dorado (#6e5f56) for more calm effect. Try Moderne Class as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3d5057 is the best complementary color to Cordovan Leather. 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 #57443d complementary color is Limed Spruce, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kabul are #573d43 and #57513d. Thus found on the left and right of #57443d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Hemlock colors as they work well with Cordovan Leather.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cordovan Leather palette consists of #3d4357 and #3d5751 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d5057). Try Bright Gray and Mineral Green colors in combination with #57443d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #57443d offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cordovan Leather. Thus Gun Powder and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cordovan Leather contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #57443d square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cordovan Leather tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3d5057) 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 #3d5744 and #573d50.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #57443d is made of 40% red, 31% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cordovan Leather has a hue angle of 16.15°, a saturation of 17.57% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #57443d is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 65.88% black ink.

HEX #57443d
RGB Decimal rgb(87,68,61)
RGB Percentage 40%, 31%, 28%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 10.2, 65.88
HSL hsl(16.15,17.57%,29.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.15,29.89%,34.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.6342,6.9636,7.3403)
XYZ xyz(6.8399,6.4974,5.3085)
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