Chianti is pale, 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 | #8cbcbd |
| Complementary Color | #417273 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (1.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chianti Color. The Van Cleef color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Thy Flesh Consumed (#98514a) for more energetic effect. Try Raspberry Truffle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#417273 is the best complementary color to Chianti. 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 #734342 complementary color is Faded Jade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ferra are #734159 and #735b41. Thus found on the left and right of #734342 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Tobacco Brown colors as they work well with Chianti.
The split-complementary Chianti palette consists of #415973 and #41735b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#417273). Try Fiord and Amazon colors in combination with #734342, 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 #734342 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 Chianti. Thus East Bay and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chianti contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Faded Jade, Chalet Green, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #734342 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chianti tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#417273) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary Faded Jade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #417342 and #734171.
In a RGB color space, hex #734342 is made of 46% red, 27% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Chianti has a hue angle of 1.22°, a saturation of 27.07% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #734342 is made of 0% cyan, 18.83% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #734342 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,67,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 27%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.83, 19.22, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(1.22,27.07%,35.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(1.22,42.61%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.092,20.6061,9.5116) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0608,8.0525,6.1783) |