Bordeaux Leaf 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 | #a3c6bb |
| Complementary Color | #395c51 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (341.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Bordeaux Leaf Color. The Wild Ginger 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 Opium Mauve (#735362) for more calm effect. Try Princely as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#395c51 is the best complementary color to Bordeaux Leaf. 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 #5c3944 complementary color is Mineral Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Congo Brown are #5c3955 and #5c3f39. Thus found on the left and right of #5c3944 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Congo Brown colors as they work well with Bordeaux Leaf.
The split-complementary Bordeaux Leaf palette consists of #39555c and #395c3f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#395c51). Try Oxford Blue and Tom Thumb colors in combination with #5c3944, 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 #5c3944 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bordeaux Leaf. Thus Oxford Blue and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bordeaux Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Hemlock, and Martinique split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c3944 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bordeaux Leaf tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#395c51) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Voodoo – 120° from the complementary Mineral Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #435c39 and #51395c.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c3944 is made of 42% red, 26% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Bordeaux Leaf has a hue angle of 341.14°, a saturation of 23.49% and a lightness of 29.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c3944 is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #5c3944 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,57,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 26%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 9.41, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(341.14,23.49%,29.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(341.14,38.04%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.4299,17.2749,-0.2936) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9201,5.6189,6.1887) |