Sappanwood is soft, 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 | #61c2c0 |
| Complementary Color | #3d9e9c |
| Color Shade: | cool red (358.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sappanwood Color. The Ruby Wine color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cordova Burgundy (#7c3744) for more calm effect. Try Kissed by a Zombies as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3d9e9c is the best complementary color to Sappanwood. 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 #9e3d3f complementary color is Keppel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sanguine Brown are #9e3d6f and #9e6b3d. Thus found on the left and right of #9e3d3f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rouge and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Sappanwood.
The split-complementary Sappanwood palette consists of #3d6f9e and #3d9e6b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d9e9c). Try San Marino and Chateau Green colors in combination with #9e3d3f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #9e3d3f 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 Sappanwood. Thus Gigas and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sappanwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Sushi, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e3d3f square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sappanwood tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3d9e9c) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Keppel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e9e3d and #9c3d9e.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e3d3f is made of 56% red, 22% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Sappanwood has a hue angle of 358.76°, a saturation of 44.29% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e3d3f is made of 0% cyan, 38.04% magenta, 37.25% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e3d3f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,61,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 22%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 38.04, 37.25, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(358.76,44.29%,42.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(358.76,61.39%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.5223,40.5386,19.8719) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6665,10.9655,5.9408) |