Red Chipotle Color

#834c3e

Red Chipotle 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 #7cb3c1
Complementary Color #3e7583
Color Shade: mid red (12.17° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.84% (better contrasting with white)
Red Chipotle Color Sample
Red Chipotle Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #834c3e

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Chipotle Color. The Autumn Leaf Red 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 Fiery Brown (#5d3831) for more calm effect. Try Fired Brick as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3e7583 is the best complementary color to Red Chipotle. 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 #834c3e 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 #833e52 and #836e3e. Thus found on the left and right of #834c3e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Red Chipotle.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Chipotle palette consists of #3e5283 and #3e836e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e7583). Try East Bay and Viridian colors in combination with #834c3e, 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 #834c3e 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 Red Chipotle. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Chipotle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #834c3e 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. Red Chipotle tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3e7583) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Ming. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e834c and #833e75.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #834c3e is made of 49% red, 28% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Red Chipotle has a hue angle of 12.17°, a saturation of 35.75% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #834c3e is made of 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 48.63% black ink.

HEX #834c3e
RGB Decimal rgb(131,76,62)
RGB Percentage 49%, 28%, 23%
CMYK 0, 21.57, 27.06, 48.63
HSL hsl(12.17,35.75%,37.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.17,52.67%,51.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.4493,21.6855,18.289)
XYZ xyz(12.814,10.342,5.8783)
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