Root Brown 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 | #94cdd9 |
| Complementary Color | #255e6b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (10.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Root Brown Color. The Sedona Stone 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 soft alternative called Wiener Dog (#874e3c) for more calm effect. Try Remaining Embers as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#255e6b is the best complementary color to Root Brown. 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 #6b3226 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 #6b253c and #6b5425. Thus found on the left and right of #6b3226 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Dallas colors as they work well with Root Brown.
The split-complementary Root Brown palette consists of #253c6b and #256b54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#255e6b). Try Astronaut and Green Pea colors in combination with #6b3226, 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 #6b3226 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 Root Brown. Thus Jacarta and Green Pea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Root Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casal, Fern Frond, and Jacarta split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b3226 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. Root Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#255e6b) and two others. The Green Pea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tawny Port – 120° from the complementary Casal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #256b32 and #6b255f.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b3226 is made of 55% red, 26% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Root Brown has a hue angle of 10.43°, a saturation of 47.59% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b3226 is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #6b3226 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,50,38) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 26%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.35, 27.06, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(10.43,47.59%,28.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(10.43,64.49%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.2394,24.284,19.3828) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.5539,5.5469,2.5063) |