Vulcan Burgundy 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 | #a0c1bd |
| Complementary Color | #3e5f5b |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Vulcan Burgundy Color. The Parauri Brown 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 Caput Mortuum Grey Red (#6f585b) for more calm effect. Try Haunting Melody as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3e5f5b is the best complementary color to Vulcan Burgundy. 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 #5f3e42 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 #5f3e52 and #5f4a3e. Thus found on the left and right of #5f3e42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Kabul colors as they work well with Vulcan Burgundy.
The split-complementary Vulcan Burgundy palette consists of #3e525f and #3e5f4a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e5f5b). Try Fiord and Mineral Green colors in combination with #5f3e42, 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 #5f3e42 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 Vulcan Burgundy. Thus Gun Powder and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vulcan Burgundy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Hemlock, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f3e42 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. Vulcan Burgundy tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3e5f5b) 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 #415f3e and #5a3e5f.
In a RGB color space, hex #5f3e42 is made of 43% red, 28% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Vulcan Burgundy has a hue angle of 352.73°, a saturation of 21.02% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f3e42 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 62.75% black ink.
| HEX | #5f3e42 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(95,62,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 28%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.94, 11.37, 62.75 |
| HSL | hsl(352.73,21.02%,30.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.73,34.74%,37.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.0873,15.0924,3.4661) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.4253,6.2715,5.9734) |