Double Chocolate is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #90adba |
| Complementary Color | #44616f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Double Chocolate Color. The Ruskie color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sequoia Grove (#935e4e) for more energetic effect. Try Brown Pepper as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#44616f is the best complementary color to Double Chocolate. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6f5245 complementary color is Blue Bayoux, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tobacco Brown are #6f444c and #6f6744. Thus found on the left and right of #6f5245 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Tobacco Brown colors as they work well with Double Chocolate.
The split-complementary Double Chocolate palette consists of #444c6f and #446f67 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#44616f). Try Fiord and Faded Jade colors in combination with #6f5245, 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 #6f5245 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Double Chocolate. Thus Mulled Wine and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Double Chocolate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Fern Green, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f5245 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Double Chocolate tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#44616f) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Blue Bayoux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #446f51 and #6f4461.
In a RGB color space, hex #6f5245 is made of 42% red, 31% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Double Chocolate has a hue angle of 18.57°, a saturation of 23.33% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f5245 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
| HEX | #6f5245 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(111,82,69) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 31%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 16.47, 56.47 |
| HSL | hsl(18.57,23.33%,35.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.57,37.84%,43.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.5606,10.163,12.3435) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.647,9.8438,6.9691) |