Dark Earth Color

#884455

Dark Earth is calm, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #7ba
Complementary Color #487
Color Shade: red magenta (345° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Dark Earth Color Sample
Dark Earth Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #884455

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Earth Color. The Cadillac color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rose Wine (#9d5c75) for more calm effect. Try Garnet Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#487 is the best complementary color to Dark Earth. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #845 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #884476 and #854. Thus found on the left and right of #845 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and White colors as they work well with Dark Earth.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dark Earth palette consists of #478 and #485 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#487). Try White and White colors in combination with #845, 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 #845 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Earth. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dark Earth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #845 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue 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. Dark Earth tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#487) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #584 and #748.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #884455 is made of 47% red, 24% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Earth has a hue angle of 345°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #884455 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 20% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #884455
RGB Decimal rgb(136,68,85)
RGB Percentage 47%, 24%, 29%
CMYK 0, 26.66, 20, 46.67
HSL hsl(345,33.33%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(345,50%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.8861,30.9084,3.2813)
XYZ xyz(13.8602,10.0244,9.7987)
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