Redwood is soft, 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 | #a2e1f0 |
| Complementary Color | #0e4d5d |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 21.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Redwood Color. The Caponata 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 Beer Glazed Bacon (#773311) for more energetic effect. Try Chestnut Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0e4d5d 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 #5d1e0f complementary color is Eden, 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 Redwood are #5d0e26 and #5d450e. Thus found on the left and right of #5d1e0f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maroon Oak and Bronze Olive colors as they work well with Redwood.
The split-complementary Redwood palette consists of #0e265d and #0e5d45 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0e4d5d). Try Downriver and Jewel colors in combination with #5d1e0f, 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 #5d1e0f 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 Violent Violet and Dark Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Redwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eden, Green House, and Jagger split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d1e0f 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. Redwood tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#0e4d5d) and two others. The Dark Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Loulou – 120° from the complementary Eden. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0e5d1e and #5d0e4d.
In a RGB color space, hex #5d1e0f is made of 67% red, 22% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Redwood has a hue angle of 11.54°, a saturation of 72.22% and a lightness of 21.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d1e0f is made of 0% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #5d1e0f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(93,30,15) |
| RGB Percentage | 67%, 22%, 11% |
| CMYK | 0, 24.71, 30.59, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(11.54,72.22%,21.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.54,83.87%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.1705,27.9341,24.7711) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.0647,3.2902,0.8201) |