Chocolate Lab 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 | #a3c1ca |
| Complementary Color | #35525b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chocolate Lab Color. The Wild Bill Brown 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 Sly Fox (#804741) for more energetic effect. Try Wild Stallion as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#35525b is the best complementary color to Chocolate Lab. 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 #5c3e35 complementary color is Pickled Bluewood, 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 Millbrook are #5b353f and #5b5135. Thus found on the left and right of #5c3e35 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congo Brown and Verdigris colors as they work well with Chocolate Lab.
The split-complementary Chocolate Lab palette consists of #353f5b and #355b51 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#35525b). Try Pickled Bluewood and Stromboli colors in combination with #5c3e35, 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 #5c3e35 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 Chocolate Lab. Thus Martinique and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chocolate Lab contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bluewood, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c3e35 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. Chocolate Lab tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#35525b) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bluewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #355b3e and #5b3553.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c3e35 is made of 44% red, 30% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Chocolate Lab has a hue angle of 13.85°, a saturation of 26.9% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c3e35 is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 15.3% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #5c3e35 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,62,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 30%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.77, 15.3, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(13.85,26.9%,28.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.85,42.39%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.3559,11.8531,10.8137) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7789,5.9776,4.1647) |