Russet Brown Color

#743332

Russet Brown 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 #8bcccd
Complementary Color #317374
Color Shade: mid red (0.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.55% (better contrasting with white)
Russet Brown Color Sample
Russet Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #743332

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Russet Brown Color. The El Salva color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mojo (#97463c) for more energetic effect. Try Moroccan Ruby as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#317374 is the best complementary color to Russet Brown. 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 #743332 complementary color is Ming, 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 Buccaneer are #743151 and #745431. Thus found on the left and right of #743332 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finn and Old Copper colors as they work well with Russet Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Russet Brown palette consists of #315174 and #317454 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#317374). Try San Juan and Amazon colors in combination with #743332, 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 #743332 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 Russet Brown. Thus Jacarta and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Russet Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Chalet Green, and Minsk split by 90° on the color wheel. #743332 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. Russet Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#317374) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Ming. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #317432 and #743172.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #743332 is made of 53% red, 24% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Russet Brown has a hue angle of 0.91°, a saturation of 39.76% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #743332 is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 54.51% black ink.

HEX #743332
RGB Decimal rgb(116,51,50)
RGB Percentage 53%, 24%, 23%
CMYK 0, 25.49, 25.88, 54.51
HSL hsl(0.91,39.76%,32.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0.91,56.9%,45.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.1838,28.5076,14.4789)
XYZ xyz(8.962,6.3109,3.7634)
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