Ancient Root Color

#70553d

Ancient Root 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 #8faac2
Complementary Color #3c5870
Color Shade: warm red (28.24° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.92% (better contrasting with white)
Ancient Root Color Sample
Ancient Root Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #70553d

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ancient Root Color. The Liver Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cinnamon Spice (#935f43) for more energetic effect. Try Shaker Peg as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3c5870 is the best complementary color to Ancient Root. 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 #70553d complementary color is Fiord, 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 Yellow Metal are #703c3e and #706e3c. Thus found on the left and right of #70553d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Ancient Root.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ancient Root palette consists of #3c3e70 and #3c706e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c5870). Try East Bay and William colors in combination with #70553d, 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 #70553d 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 Ancient Root. Thus Bossanova and Amazon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ancient Root contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Killarney, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #70553d 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. Ancient Root tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3c5870) and two others. The Amazon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c7055 and #703c57.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #70553d is made of 43% red, 33% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Ancient Root has a hue angle of 28.24°, a saturation of 29.48% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #70553d is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 20% yellow and 56.08% black ink.

HEX #70553d
RGB Decimal rgb(112,85,61)
RGB Percentage 43%, 33%, 24%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 20, 56.08
HSL hsl(28.24,29.48%,33.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.24,45.54%,43.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.338,7.7581,18.2999)
XYZ xyz(10.7729,10.2787,5.8311)
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