Monterey Chestnut 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 | #82bdca |
| Complementary Color | #346f7d |
| Color Shade: | mid red (10.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Monterey Chestnut Color. The Bratwurst color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chocolate Fondant (#56352d) for more calm effect. Try Coconut as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#346f7d is the best complementary color to Monterey Chestnut. 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 #7d4235 complementary color is Ming, 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 Ironstone are #7d344c and #7d6634. Thus found on the left and right of #7d4235 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Solid Pink and Pesto colors as they work well with Monterey Chestnut.
The split-complementary Monterey Chestnut palette consists of #344b7d and #347d66 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#346f7d). Try Chambray and Viridian colors in combination with #7d4235, 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 #7d4235 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 Monterey Chestnut. Thus Minsk and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Monterey Chestnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Fern Green, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #7d4235 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. Monterey Chestnut tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#346f7d) 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 #347d41 and #7d3470.
In a RGB color space, hex #7d4235 is made of 51% red, 27% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Monterey Chestnut has a hue angle of 10.83°, a saturation of 40.45% and a lightness of 34.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7d4235 is made of 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 28.24% yellow and 50.98% black ink.
| HEX | #7d4235 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(125,66,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 27%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.14, 28.24, 50.98 |
| HSL | hsl(10.83,40.45%,34.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(10.83,57.6%,49.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.0301,24.0607,19.1998) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0483,8.5134,4.4291) |