Henna Red Color

#6e3530

Henna Red 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 #91cacf
Complementary Color #30696e
Color Shade: mid red (4.84° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30.98% (better contrasting with white)
Henna Red Color Sample
Henna Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6e3530

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Henna Red Color. The Antler Moth color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded 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 Ironstone as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#30696e is the best complementary color to Henna Red. 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 #6e3530 complementary color is Casal, 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 Buccaneer are #6e3049 and #6e5430. Thus found on the left and right of #6e3530 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finn and Shingle Fawn colors as they work well with Henna Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Henna Red palette consists of #30496e and #306e54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#30696e). Try San Juan and Amazon colors in combination with #6e3530, 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 #6e3530 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 Henna Red. Thus Jacarta and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Henna Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casal, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e3530 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. Henna Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#30696e) and two others. The Killarney 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 #306e35 and #6e3068.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6e3530 is made of 52% red, 25% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Henna Red has a hue angle of 4.84°, a saturation of 39.24% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e3530 is made of 0% cyan, 22.36% magenta, 24.32% yellow and 56.86% black ink.

HEX #6e3530
RGB Decimal rgb(110,53,48)
RGB Percentage 52%, 25%, 23%
CMYK 0, 22.36, 24.32, 56.86
HSL hsl(4.84,39.24%,30.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(4.84,56.36%,43.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.5999,24.7142,14.8196)
XYZ xyz(8.237,6.0746,3.5347)
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