Rugged Brown Color

#694336

Rugged Brown is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green

Inverse Color #96bcc9
Complementary Color #365b69
Color Shade: warm red (15.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.18% (better contrasting with white)
Rugged Brown Color Sample
Rugged Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #694336

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rugged Brown Color. The Mocha Bisque color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Moderne Class (#745b49) for more calm effect. Try Outback Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#365b69 is the best complementary color to Rugged Brown. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #694336 complementary color is William, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Quincy are #693642 and #695c36. Thus found on the left and right of #694336 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Rugged Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rugged Brown palette consists of #364269 and #36695c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#365b69). Try Rhino and Stromboli colors in combination with #694336, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #694336 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rugged Brown. Thus Martinique and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rugged Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #694336 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rugged Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#365b69) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary William. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #366943 and #69365b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #694336 is made of 46% red, 30% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Rugged Brown has a hue angle of 15.29°, a saturation of 32.08% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #694336 is made of 0% cyan, 14.91% magenta, 20% yellow and 58.82% black ink.

HEX #694336
RGB Decimal rgb(105,67,54)
RGB Percentage 46%, 30%, 24%
CMYK 0, 14.91, 20, 58.82
HSL hsl(15.29,32.08%,31.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15.29,48.57%,41.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.4447,14.7711,14.6444)
XYZ xyz(8.4987,7.2839,4.448)
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