Brown Red Color

#922b05

Brown Red is deep, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #6dd4fa
Complementary Color #056c92
Color Shade: warm red (16.17° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 29.61% (better contrasting with white)
Brown Red Color Sample
Brown Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #922b05

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brown Red Color. The Lobster color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Roastery (#692302) for more energetic effect. Try Dropped Brick as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#056c92 is the best complementary color to Brown Red. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #922b05 complementary color is Bahama Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Totem Pole are #920525 and #927105. Thus found on the left and right of #922b05 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monarch and Corn Harvest colors as they work well with Brown Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brown Red palette consists of #052592 and #059271 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#056c92). Try Resolution Blue and Gossamer colors in combination with #922b05, 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 #922b05 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Brown Red. Thus Kingfisher Daisy and Salem giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brown Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bahama Blue, Japanese Laurel, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #922b05 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Brown Red tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#056c92) and two others. The Salem is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cardinal Pink – 120° from the complementary Bahama Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #05922b and #92056c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #922b05 is made of 75% red, 22% green and 3% blue. In a HSL mode Brown Red has a hue angle of 16.17°, a saturation of 93.38% and a lightness of 29.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #922b05 is made of 0% cyan, 40.39% magenta, 55.29% yellow and 42.75% black ink.

HEX #922b05
RGB Decimal rgb(146,43,5)
RGB Percentage 75%, 22%, 3%
CMYK 0, 40.39, 55.29, 42.75
HSL hsl(16.17,93.38%,29.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.17,96.58%,57.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.6679,41.8362,43.9335)
XYZ xyz(12.7453,7.8497,0.987)
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