Mission Tile Color

#874c3e

Mission Tile 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 #78b3c1
Complementary Color #3e7887
Color Shade: mid red (11.51° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.63% (better contrasting with white)
Mission Tile Color Sample
Mission Tile Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #874c3e

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mission Tile Color. The Madder Brown 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 War God (#643530) for more calm effect. Try Gladiator Leather as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3e7887 is the best complementary color to Mission Tile. 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 #874c3e 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 #873e54 and #87703e. Thus found on the left and right of #874c3e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Mission Tile.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mission Tile palette consists of #3e5487 and #3e8770 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e7887). Try East Bay and Viridian colors in combination with #874c3e, 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 #874c3e 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 Mission Tile. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mission Tile contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #874c3e 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. Mission Tile tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3e7887) 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 #3e874c and #873e78.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #874c3e is made of 49% red, 28% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Mission Tile has a hue angle of 11.51°, a saturation of 37.06% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #874c3e is made of 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 47.06% black ink.

HEX #874c3e
RGB Decimal rgb(135,76,62)
RGB Percentage 49%, 28%, 23%
CMYK 0, 23.14, 28.63, 47.06
HSL hsl(11.51,37.06%,38.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(11.51,54.07%,52.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.0149,23.3928,19.1376)
XYZ xyz(13.4456,10.6676,5.9078)
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