Huckleberry Color

#5b4349

Huckleberry is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #a4bcb6
Complementary Color #435b55
Color Shade: red magenta (345° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30.98% (better contrasting with white)
Huckleberry Color Sample
Huckleberry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5b4349

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Huckleberry Color. The Nocturne Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Poetry Plum (#6f5c5f) for more calm effect. Try Baroque Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#435b55 is the best complementary color to Huckleberry. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b4349 complementary color is Mineral Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Don Juan are #5b4354 and #5b4943. Thus found on the left and right of #5b4349 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Kabul colors as they work well with Huckleberry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Huckleberry palette consists of #43555b and #435b49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#435b55). Try River Bed and Gray Asparagus colors in combination with #5b4349, 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 #5b4349 offers a combination of cool blue and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Huckleberry. Thus River Bed and Gray Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Huckleberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Finch, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b4349 square combo is a palette of red magenta, cool yellow, green cyan and mid blue 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. Huckleberry tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#435b55) and two others. The Gray Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mortar – 120° from the complementary Mineral Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #495b43 and #55435b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5b4349 is made of 39% red, 29% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Huckleberry has a hue angle of 345°, a saturation of 15.19% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b4349 is made of 0% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 64.31% black ink.

HEX #5b4349
RGB Decimal rgb(91,67,73)
RGB Percentage 39%, 29%, 32%
CMYK 0, 9.42, 7.06, 64.31
HSL hsl(345,15.19%,30.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(345,26.37%,35.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.1596,11.4146,0.4194)
XYZ xyz(7.5241,6.7195,7.2038)
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