Carmen Miranda Color

#903e2f

Carmen Miranda is soft, 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 #6fc1d0
Complementary Color #2f808f
Color Shade: mid red (9.28° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.45% (better contrasting with white)
Carmen Miranda Color Sample
Carmen Miranda Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #903e2f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carmen Miranda Color. The Rose of Sharon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sepia Skin (#9f5c42) for more calm effect. Try Flat Earth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2f808f is the best complementary color to Carmen Miranda. 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 #903e2f complementary color is Calypso, 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 Mule Fawn are #8f2f50 and #8f6e2f. Thus found on the left and right of #903e2f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camelot and Pesto colors as they work well with Carmen Miranda.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Carmen Miranda palette consists of #2f508f and #2f8f6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2f808f). Try Chambray and Sea Green colors in combination with #903e2f, 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 #903e2f 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 Carmen Miranda. Thus Minsk and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Carmen Miranda contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Calypso, Apple, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #903e2f 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. Carmen Miranda tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2f808f) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Calypso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2f8f3e and #8f2f81.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #903e2f is made of 57% red, 25% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Carmen Miranda has a hue angle of 9.28°, a saturation of 50.79% and a lightness of 37.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #903e2f is made of 0% cyan, 32.16% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 43.53% black ink.

HEX #903e2f
RGB Decimal rgb(144,62,47)
RGB Percentage 57%, 25%, 19%
CMYK 0, 32.16, 38.04, 43.53
HSL hsl(9.28,50.79%,37.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(9.28,67.36%,56.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.0774,33.6144,26.0716)
XYZ xyz(13.7373,9.5798,3.8144)
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