Chocolate Truffle is calm, 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 | #9ed1ca |
| Complementary Color | #2d615a |
| Color Shade: | cool red (351.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chocolate Truffle Color. The Honey Chili 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 Kopi Luwak (#833d3e) for more energetic effect. Try Solid Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2d615a is the best complementary color to Chocolate Truffle. 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 #612e35 complementary color is Spectra, 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 Buccaneer are #612d4e and #61402d. Thus found on the left and right of #612e35 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finn and Quincy colors as they work well with Chocolate Truffle.
The split-complementary Chocolate Truffle palette consists of #2d4e61 and #2d6140 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d615a). Try San Juan and Killarney colors in combination with #612e35, 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 #612e35 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 Chocolate Truffle. Thus Rhino and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chocolate Truffle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spectra, Woodland, and Jacarta split by 90° on the color wheel. #612e35 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. Chocolate Truffle tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2d615a) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bossanova – 120° from the complementary Spectra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #35612d and #592d61.
In a RGB color space, hex #612e35 is made of 49% red, 23% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Chocolate Truffle has a hue angle of 351.76°, a saturation of 35.66% and a lightness of 28.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #612e35 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 61.96% black ink.
| HEX | #612e35 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(97,46,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 23%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 17.26, 61.96 |
| HSL | hsl(351.76,35.66%,28.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(351.76,52.58%,38.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.0174,23.8761,6.2904) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.5494,4.7524,3.9403) |