Reddy Brown Color

#6e1005

Reddy Brown is deep, 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 #91effa
Complementary Color #04636e
Color Shade: mid red (6.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 22.55% (better contrasting with white)
Reddy Brown Color Sample
Reddy Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6e1005

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Reddy Brown Color. The Dragon Red 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 Cacodemon Red (#9f0000) for more energetic effect. Try Rustic Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#04636e is the best complementary color to Reddy 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 #6e1005 complementary color is Mosque, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dark Burgundy are #6e042e and #6e4404. Thus found on the left and right of #6e1005 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Black Rose and Antique Bronze colors as they work well with Reddy Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Reddy Brown palette consists of #042e6e and #046e44 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#04636e). Try Catalina Blue and Watercourse colors in combination with #6e1005, 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 #6e1005 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 Reddy Brown. Thus Paris M and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Reddy Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mosque, Japanese Laurel, and Blue Diamond split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e1005 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid 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. Reddy Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#04636e) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cardinal Pink – 120° from the complementary Mosque. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #046e0f and #6e0463.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6e1005 is made of 84% red, 12% green and 4% blue. In a HSL mode Reddy Brown has a hue angle of 6.29°, a saturation of 91.3% and a lightness of 22.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e1005 is made of 0% cyan, 36.87% magenta, 41.18% yellow and 56.86% black ink.

HEX #6e1005
RGB Decimal rgb(110,16,5)
RGB Percentage 84%, 12%, 4%
CMYK 0, 36.87, 41.18, 56.86
HSL hsl(6.29,91.3%,22.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(6.29,95.45%,43.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(22.6417,39.3998,31.7863)
XYZ xyz(6.6431,3.6965,0.507)
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