Chestnut Red Color

#6c333f

Chestnut Red 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 #93ccc0
Complementary Color #336c5f
Color Shade: cool red (347.37° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.18% (better contrasting with white)
Chestnut Red Color Sample
Chestnut Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6c333f

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chestnut Red Color. The Rhubarb Smoothie color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Banana Blossom (#933e49) for more energetic effect. Try Apple-A-Day as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#336c5f is the best complementary color to Chestnut Red. 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 #6c333f complementary color is Casal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #6c335b and #6c4333. Thus found on the left and right of #6c333f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Spice colors as they work well with Chestnut Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chestnut Red palette consists of #335b6c and #336c43 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#336c5f). Try Casal and Killarney colors in combination with #6c333f, 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 #6c333f 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 Chestnut Red. Thus Rhino and Chalet Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chestnut Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casal, Costa Del Sol, and Jacarta split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c333f square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Chestnut Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#336c5f) and two others. The Chalet Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bossanova – 120° from the complementary Casal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f6c33 and #5f336c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6c333f is made of 49% red, 23% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Chestnut Red has a hue angle of 347.37°, a saturation of 35.85% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c333f is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 17.64% yellow and 57.65% black ink.

HEX #6c333f
RGB Decimal rgb(108,51,63)
RGB Percentage 49%, 23%, 28%
CMYK 0, 22.35, 17.64, 57.65
HSL hsl(347.37,35.85%,31.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(347.37,52.78%,42.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.1962,26.7081,4.4044)
XYZ xyz(8.2654,5.9147,5.4086)
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