Redwood Color

#5b342e

Redwood 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 #a4cbd1
Complementary Color #2e545a
Color Shade: mid red (8° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 26.86% (better contrasting with white)
Redwood Color Sample
Redwood Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5b342e

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Redwood Color. The Buffalo Herd color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Egyptian Jasper (#7a4b3a) for more energetic effect. Try Outrageous as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2e545a is the best complementary color to Redwood. 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 #5b342e complementary color is Spectra, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Buccaneer are #5a2e3e and #5a4a2e. Thus found on the left and right of #5b342e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Livid Brown and Millbrook colors as they work well with Redwood.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Redwood palette consists of #2e3e5a and #2e5a4a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2e545a). Try Pickled Bluewood and Stromboli colors in combination with #5b342e, 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 #5b342e 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 Redwood. Thus Martinique and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Redwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spectra, Woodland, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b342e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Redwood tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2e545a) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary Spectra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2e5a34 and #5a2e55.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5b342e is made of 48% red, 28% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Redwood has a hue angle of 8°, a saturation of 32.85% and a lightness of 26.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b342e is made of 0% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 64.31% black ink.

HEX #5b342e
RGB Decimal rgb(91,52,46)
RGB Percentage 48%, 28%, 24%
CMYK 0, 15.3, 17.65, 64.31
HSL hsl(8,32.85%,26.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8,49.45%,35.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(26.3825,16.7948,11.3013)
XYZ xyz(6.0355,4.8774,3.2081)
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