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) |
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.
#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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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) |