New Brick Color

#934c3d

New Brick 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 #6cb3c2
Complementary Color #3d8393
Color Shade: mid red (10.47° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.78% (better contrasting with white)
New Brick Color Sample
New Brick Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #934c3d

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to New Brick Color. The Fragrant Cloves 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 saturated alternative called Spice Route (#b95b3f) for more energetic effect. Try Mars as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3d8393 is the best complementary color to New Brick. 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 #934c3d complementary color is Paradiso, 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 #933d59 and #93773d. Thus found on the left and right of #934c3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Sycamore colors as they work well with New Brick.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary New Brick palette consists of #3d5993 and #3d9377 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d8393). Try Chambray and Ocean Green colors in combination with #934c3d, 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 #934c3d 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 New Brick. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of New Brick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paradiso, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #934c3d 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. New Brick tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3d8393) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Paradiso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d934c and #933d83.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #934c3d is made of 52% red, 27% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode New Brick has a hue angle of 10.47°, a saturation of 41.35% and a lightness of 40.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #934c3d is made of 0% cyan, 27.85% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 42.35% black ink.

HEX #934c3d
RGB Decimal rgb(147,76,61)
RGB Percentage 52%, 27%, 21%
CMYK 0, 27.85, 33.73, 42.35
HSL hsl(10.47,41.35%,40.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.47,58.5%,57.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.7496,28.3217,22.3328)
XYZ xyz(15.4594,11.7088,5.8601)
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