Catawba Grape is pale, 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 | #a2c3bc |
| Complementary Color | #3c5d55 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (347.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Catawba Grape Color. The Desert Canyon 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 saturated alternative called Dark Strawberry (#80444c) for more energetic effect. Try Venous Blood Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3c5d55 is the best complementary color to Catawba Grape. 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 #5d3c43 complementary color is Mineral Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Congo Brown are #5d3c53 and #5d453c. Thus found on the left and right of #5d3c43 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Kabul colors as they work well with Catawba Grape.
The split-complementary Catawba Grape palette consists of #3c535d and #3c5d45 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c5d55). Try Oxford Blue and Tom Thumb colors in combination with #5d3c43, 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 #5d3c43 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 Catawba Grape. Thus Oxford Blue and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Catawba Grape contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Hemlock, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d3c43 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Catawba Grape tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3c5d55) 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 #435d3c and #553c5d.
In a RGB color space, hex #5d3c43 is made of 42% red, 27% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Catawba Grape has a hue angle of 347.27°, a saturation of 21.57% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d3c43 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #5d3c43 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(93,60,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 27%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.94, 10.2, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(347.27,21.57%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(347.27,35.48%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.3218,15.6501,1.6763) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1432,5.9641,6.0849) |