Dark Cherry Mocha Color

#774d41

Dark Cherry Mocha 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 #88b2be
Complementary Color #416a77
Color Shade: mid red (13.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.08% (better contrasting with white)
Dark Cherry Mocha Color Sample
Dark Cherry Mocha Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #774d41

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Cherry Mocha Color. The Majolica Earthenware 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 Suede Leather as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#416a77 is the best complementary color to Dark Cherry Mocha. 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 #774d41 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 Spicy Mix are #774150 and #776841. Thus found on the left and right of #774d41 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Dark Cherry Mocha.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dark Cherry Mocha palette consists of #415077 and #417768 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#416a77). Try East Bay and Faded Jade colors in combination with #774d41, 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 #774d41 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 Dark Cherry Mocha. Thus East Bay and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dark Cherry Mocha contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #774d41 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. Dark Cherry Mocha tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#416a77) and two others. The Goblin 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 #41774d and #77416b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #774d41 is made of 46% red, 30% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Cherry Mocha has a hue angle of 13.33°, a saturation of 29.35% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #774d41 is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #774d41
RGB Decimal rgb(119,77,65)
RGB Percentage 46%, 30%, 25%
CMYK 0, 16.47, 21.18, 53.33
HSL hsl(13.33,29.35%,36.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.33,45.38%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.1357,16.212,14.4011)
XYZ xyz(11.2158,9.6113,6.2651)
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