Fired Brick is calm, 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 | #95d1d5 |
| Complementary Color | #2a666a |
| Color Shade: | mid red (3.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fired Brick Color. The Picante 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 Deep Orange-coloured Brown (#864735) for more energetic effect. Try Burning Brier as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2a666a is the best complementary color to Fired Brick. 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 #6a2e2a complementary color is Casal, 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 Irish Coffee are #6a2a45 and #6a4e2a. Thus found on the left and right of #6a2e2a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Old Copper colors as they work well with Fired Brick.
The split-complementary Fired Brick palette consists of #2a456a and #2a6a4e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2a666a). Try San Juan and Green Pea colors in combination with #6a2e2a, 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 #6a2e2a 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 Fired Brick. Thus Jacarta and Green Pea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fired Brick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casal, Woodland, and Jacarta split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a2e2a 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. Fired Brick tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2a666a) and two others. The Green Pea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary Casal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2a6a2e and #6a2a65.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a2e2a is made of 55% red, 24% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Fired Brick has a hue angle of 3.75°, a saturation of 43.24% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a2e2a is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #6a2e2a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,46,42) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 24%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.53, 25.1, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(3.75,43.24%,29.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(3.75,60.38%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.2564,26.4612,15.5148) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3388,5.1853,2.8046) |