Red Theatre Color

#6e3637

Red Theatre 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 #91c9c8
Complementary Color #356e6c
Color Shade: cool red (358.93° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.16% (better contrasting with white)
Red Theatre Color Sample
Red Theatre Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6e3637

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Theatre Color. The Banana Blossom color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Livid Brown (#4d282e) for more calm effect. Try Classic Cherry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#356e6c is the best complementary color to Red Theatre. 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 #6e3637 complementary color is Oracle, 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 #6e3553 and #6e5035. Thus found on the left and right of #6e3637 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Shingle Fawn colors as they work well with Red Theatre.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Theatre palette consists of #35536e and #356e50 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#356e6c). Try San Juan and Amazon colors in combination with #6e3637, 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 #6e3637 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 Red Theatre. Thus Rhino and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Theatre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oracle, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e3637 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. Red Theatre tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#356e6c) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bossanova – 120° from the complementary Oracle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #376e35 and #6c356e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6e3637 is made of 50% red, 25% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Red Theatre has a hue angle of 358.93°, a saturation of 34.15% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e3637 is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 56.86% black ink.

HEX #6e3637
RGB Decimal rgb(110,54,55)
RGB Percentage 50%, 25%, 25%
CMYK 0, 21.96, 21.57, 56.86
HSL hsl(358.93,34.15%,32.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.93,50.91%,43.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.9834,24.8566,10.7956)
XYZ xyz(8.4392,6.2292,4.372)
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