Iron Flint 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 | #91c4ce |
| Complementary Color | #30636e |
| Color Shade: | mid red (9.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Iron Flint Color. The Mojo 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 Vermillion Seabass (#973a36) for more energetic effect. Try Wild Stallion as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#30636e is the best complementary color to Iron Flint. 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 #6e3b31 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 Spice are #6e3045 and #6e5930. Thus found on the left and right of #6e3b31 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finn and Shingle Fawn colors as they work well with Iron Flint.
The split-complementary Iron Flint palette consists of #30456e and #306e59 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#30636e). Try San Juan and Amazon colors in combination with #6e3b31, 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 #6e3b31 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 Iron Flint. Thus Jacarta and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Iron Flint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casal, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e3b31 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. Iron Flint tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#30636e) 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 #306e3b and #6e3063.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e3b31 is made of 50% red, 27% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Iron Flint has a hue angle of 9.84°, a saturation of 38.36% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e3b31 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #6e3b31 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,59,49) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 27%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 23.92, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(9.84,38.36%,31.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(9.84,55.45%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.031,21.3025,16.0658) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5487,6.6647,3.7416) |