Cordovan Color

#893f45

Cordovan is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #76c0ba
Complementary Color #3f8983
Color Shade: cool red (355.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.22% (better contrasting with white)
Cordovan Color Sample
Cordovan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #893f45

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cordovan Color. The Kremlin Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rose Vale (#ab4e5f) for more energetic effect. Try Mission Wildflower as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3f8983 is the best complementary color to Cordovan. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #893f45 complementary color is Viridian, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tosca are #893f69 and #895e3f. Thus found on the left and right of #893f45 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Spicy Mix colors as they work well with Cordovan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cordovan palette consists of #3f6989 and #3f895e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f8983). Try Ming and Goblin colors in combination with #893f45, 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 #893f45 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cordovan. Thus East Bay and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cordovan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viridian, Fern Green, and Victoria split by 90° on the color wheel. #893f45 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm 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. Cordovan tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3f8983) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Viridian. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #45893f and #833f89.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #893f45 is made of 51% red, 23% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Cordovan has a hue angle of 355.14°, a saturation of 37% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #893f45 is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 46.27% black ink.

HEX #893f45
RGB Decimal rgb(137,63,69)
RGB Percentage 51%, 23%, 26%
CMYK 0, 29.02, 26.67, 46.27
HSL hsl(355.14,37%,39.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(355.14,54.01%,53.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.5613,32.1642,11.5391)
XYZ xyz(13.1682,9.303,6.7319)
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