Nutmeg Color

#7e4a3b

Nutmeg 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 #81b5c4
Complementary Color #3b6e7e
Color Shade: mid red (13.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.27% (better contrasting with white)
Nutmeg Color Sample
Nutmeg Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7e4a3b

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nutmeg Color. The Ground Nutmeg 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 Library Red (#5b3530) for more calm effect. Try Mandalay Road as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3b6e7e is the best complementary color to Nutmeg. 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 #7e4a3b 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 Ironstone are #7e3b4d and #7e6b3b. Thus found on the left and right of #7e4a3b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lotus and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Nutmeg.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nutmeg palette consists of #3b4d7e and #3b7e6b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b6e7e). Try East Bay and Viridian colors in combination with #7e4a3b, 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 #7e4a3b 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 Nutmeg. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nutmeg contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e4a3b 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. Nutmeg tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3b6e7e) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary Ming. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3b7e4a and #7e3b6e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7e4a3b is made of 49% red, 29% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Nutmeg has a hue angle of 13.43°, a saturation of 36.22% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e4a3b is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 50.59% black ink.

HEX #7e4a3b
RGB Decimal rgb(126,74,59)
RGB Percentage 49%, 29%, 23%
CMYK 0, 20.39, 26.27, 50.59
HSL hsl(13.43,36.22%,36.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.43,53.17%,49.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.2049,20.3984,18.3609)
XYZ xyz(11.8424,9.6489,5.3759)
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