Zinfandel Color

#5c2935

Zinfandel is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #a3d6ca
Complementary Color #295c50
Color Shade: cool red (345.88° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 26.08% (better contrasting with white)
Zinfandel Color Sample
Zinfandel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5c2935

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Zinfandel Color. The Beaujolais 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 Camelot (#803a4b) for more calm effect. Try Burnt Russet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#295c50 is the best complementary color to Zinfandel. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5c2935 complementary color is Plantation, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Buccaneer are #5c294e and #5c3629. Thus found on the left and right of #5c2935 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finn and Quincy colors as they work well with Zinfandel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Zinfandel palette consists of #294e5c and #295c36 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#295c50). Try San Juan and Everglade colors in combination with #5c2935, 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 #5c2935 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 Zinfandel. Thus Rhino and Woodland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Zinfandel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Plantation, Woodland, and Jacarta split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c2935 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm 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. Zinfandel tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#295c50) and two others. The Woodland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bossanova – 120° from the complementary Plantation. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #345c29 and #50295c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5c2935 is made of 49% red, 22% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Zinfandel has a hue angle of 345.88°, a saturation of 38.35% and a lightness of 26.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c2935 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15.3% yellow and 63.92% black ink.

HEX #5c2935
RGB Decimal rgb(92,41,53)
RGB Percentage 49%, 22%, 28%
CMYK 0, 20, 15.3, 63.92
HSL hsl(345.88,38.35%,26.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(345.88,55.43%,36.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(24.0585,24.7377,3.395)
XYZ xyz(5.8492,4.1182,3.8548)
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