Wiener Dog Color

#874e3c

Wiener Dog 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 #78b1c3
Complementary Color #3c7486
Color Shade: mid red (14.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.24% (better contrasting with white)
Wiener Dog Color Sample
Wiener Dog Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #874e3c

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wiener Dog Color. The Mud Ball color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cypress Bark Red (#6f3028) for more energetic effect. Try Copper Pot as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3c7486 is the best complementary color to Wiener Dog. 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 #874e3c 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 #863c4f and #86733c. Thus found on the left and right of #874e3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Solid Pink and Pesto colors as they work well with Wiener Dog.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wiener Dog palette consists of #3c4f86 and #3c8673 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c7486). Try Chambray and Viridian colors in combination with #874e3c, 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 #874e3c 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 Wiener Dog. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wiener Dog contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #874e3c 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. Wiener Dog tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3c7486) 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 #3c864e and #863c74.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #874e3c is made of 49% red, 29% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Wiener Dog has a hue angle of 14.4°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #874e3c is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 47.06% black ink.

HEX #874e3c
RGB Decimal rgb(135,78,60)
RGB Percentage 49%, 29%, 22%
CMYK 0, 22.35, 29.41, 47.06
HSL hsl(14.4,38.46%,38.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(14.4,55.56%,52.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.4554,22.0485,20.9241)
XYZ xyz(13.5317,10.9259,5.6707)
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