Mocha Black Color

#6f5b52

Mocha Black 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 #90a4ad
Complementary Color #51656f
Color Shade: warm red (18.62° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.84% (better contrasting with white)
Mocha Black Color Sample
Mocha Black Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6f5b52

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mocha Black Color. The Chinchilla Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Oubliette (#4f4944) for more calm effect. Try Clayton as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#51656f is the best complementary color to Mocha Black. 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 #6f5b52 complementary color is Cutty Sark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pine Cone are #6f5157 and #6f6951. Thus found on the left and right of #6f5b52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Peat colors as they work well with Mocha Black.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mocha Black palette consists of #51576f and #516f69 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#51656f). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #6f5b52, 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 #6f5b52 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 Mocha Black. Thus Smoky and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mocha Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cutty Sark, Cactus, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f5b52 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Mocha Black tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#51656f) and two others. The Finlandia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Cutty Sark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #516f5a and #6f5165.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6f5b52 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Mocha Black has a hue angle of 18.62°, a saturation of 15.03% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f5b52 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 56.47% black ink.

HEX #6f5b52
RGB Decimal rgb(111,91,82)
RGB Percentage 39%, 32%, 29%
CMYK 0, 7.84, 11.37, 56.47
HSL hsl(18.62,15.03%,37.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.62,26.13%,43.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.3625,6.6279,8.242)
XYZ xyz(11.8196,11.4709,9.5738)
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