Rocky Road 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 | #a5c1c9 |
| Complementary Color | #365159 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rocky Road Color. The Brownstone 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 Red Rooster (#7e5146) for more energetic effect. Try Florentine Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#365159 is the best complementary color to Rocky Road. 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 #5a3e36 complementary color is Oxford Blue, 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 #593640 and #595036. Thus found on the left and right of #5a3e36 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congo Brown and Judge Gray colors as they work well with Rocky Road.
The split-complementary Rocky Road palette consists of #364059 and #365950 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#365159). Try Oxford Blue and Stromboli colors in combination with #5a3e36, 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 #5a3e36 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 Rocky Road. Thus Martinique and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rocky Road contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oxford Blue, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a3e36 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. Rocky Road tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#365159) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Oxford Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #36593e and #593651.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a3e36 is made of 44% red, 30% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Rocky Road has a hue angle of 13.33°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a3e36 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 14.11% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #5a3e36 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,62,54) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 30%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 14.11, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(13.33,25%,28.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.33,40%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.1211,11.0763,9.8038) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.6049,5.8852,4.2779) |