Poisonberry Color

#73403e

Poisonberry 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 #8cbfc1
Complementary Color #3d7173
Color Shade: mid red (2.26° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.71% (better contrasting with white)
Poisonberry Color Sample
Poisonberry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #73403e

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Poisonberry Color. The Thy Flesh Consumed color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Shaved Chocolate (#543b35) for more calm effect. Try Rich Brocade as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3d7173 is the best complementary color to Poisonberry. 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 #73403e complementary color is William, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lotus are #733d56 and #735a3d. Thus found on the left and right of #73403e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Poisonberry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Poisonberry palette consists of #3d5673 and #3d735a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d7173). Try East Bay and Amazon colors in combination with #73403e, 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 #73403e 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 Poisonberry. Thus East Bay and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Poisonberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Chalet Green, and Victoria split by 90° on the color wheel. #73403e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Poisonberry tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3d7173) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary William. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d7340 and #733d71.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #73403e is made of 48% red, 27% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Poisonberry has a hue angle of 2.26°, a saturation of 29.94% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #73403e is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 54.9% black ink.

HEX #73403e
RGB Decimal rgb(115,64,62)
RGB Percentage 48%, 27%, 26%
CMYK 0, 20, 20.79, 54.9
HSL hsl(2.26,29.94%,34.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(2.26,46.09%,45.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.2633,21.9022,10.9122)
XYZ xyz(9.7731,7.6594,5.5207)
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