Strong Envy Color

#782e2c

Strong Envy 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 #87d1d3
Complementary Color #2c7577
Color Shade: mid red (1.58° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.16% (better contrasting with white)
Strong Envy Color Sample
Strong Envy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #782e2c

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Strong Envy Color. The Mature Cognac 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 Rave Red (#a13b34) for more energetic effect. Try Mischief Maker as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2c7577 is the best complementary color to Strong Envy. 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 #782e2c complementary color is Paradiso, 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 Nutmeg are #772c4f and #77532c. Thus found on the left and right of #782e2c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Dallas colors as they work well with Strong Envy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Strong Envy palette consists of #2c5077 and #2c7753 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c7577). Try Astronaut and Sea Green colors in combination with #782e2c, 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 #782e2c 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 Strong Envy. Thus Astronaut and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Strong Envy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paradiso, Crete, and Minsk split by 90° on the color wheel. #782e2c 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. Strong Envy tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2c7577) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Paradiso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2c772e and #772c76.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #782e2c is made of 57% red, 22% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Strong Envy has a hue angle of 1.58°, a saturation of 46.34% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #782e2c is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 29.81% yellow and 52.94% black ink.

HEX #782e2c
RGB Decimal rgb(120,46,44)
RGB Percentage 57%, 22%, 21%
CMYK 0, 29.02, 29.81, 52.94
HSL hsl(1.58,46.34%,32.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(1.58,63.33%,47.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.7354,32.2486,17.9011)
XYZ xyz(9.1773,6.1289,3.0822)
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