Chocolate Hazelnut is soft, 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 | #8bd8e6 |
| Complementary Color | #196574 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (9.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 27.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chocolate Hazelnut Color. The Mama Africa color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Red Birch (#9d2b22) for more calm effect. Try Prairie Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#196574 is the best complementary color to Chocolate Hazelnut. 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 #742719 complementary color is Blumine, 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 Mocha are #741938 and #745419. Thus found on the left and right of #742719 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Claret and Russet colors as they work well with Chocolate Hazelnut.
The split-complementary Chocolate Hazelnut palette consists of #193874 and #197454 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#196574). Try Biscay and Genoa colors in combination with #742719, 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 #742719 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 Chocolate Hazelnut. Thus Lucky Point and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chocolate Hazelnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blumine, Dell, and Honey Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #742719 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. Chocolate Hazelnut tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#196574) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Disco – 120° from the complementary Blumine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #197427 and #741966.
In a RGB color space, hex #742719 is made of 64% red, 22% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Chocolate Hazelnut has a hue angle of 9.23°, a saturation of 64.54% and a lightness of 27.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #742719 is made of 0% cyan, 30.2% magenta, 35.69% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #742719 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,39,25) |
| RGB Percentage | 64%, 22%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.2, 35.69, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(9.23,64.54%,27.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(9.23,78.45%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.3919,33.0289,26.838) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1034,5.2342,1.5029) |