Rich Mocha Color

#745342

Rich Mocha 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 #8bacbd
Complementary Color #426274
Color Shade: warm red (20.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 35.69% (better contrasting with white)
Rich Mocha Color Sample
Rich Mocha Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #745342

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rich Mocha Color. The Salted Pretzel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Horse Liver (#543d37) for more calm effect. Try Sable Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#426274 is the best complementary color to Rich Mocha. 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 #745342 complementary color is Blue Bayoux, 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 Tobacco Brown are #74424a and #746c42. Thus found on the left and right of #745342 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Rich Mocha.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rich Mocha palette consists of #424974 and #42746c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#426274). Try East Bay and Faded Jade colors in combination with #745342, 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 #745342 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 Rich Mocha. Thus East Bay and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rich Mocha contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #745342 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. Rich Mocha tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#426274) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary Blue Bayoux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #427453 and #744262.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #745342 is made of 44% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Rich Mocha has a hue angle of 20.4°, a saturation of 27.47% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #745342 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 54.51% black ink.

HEX #745342
RGB Decimal rgb(116,83,66)
RGB Percentage 44%, 31%, 25%
CMYK 0, 12.94, 19.61, 54.51
HSL hsl(20.4,27.47%,35.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20.4,43.1%,45.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.363,11.3824,15.378)
XYZ xyz(11.2791,10.2929,6.5465)
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