Cajun Red Color

#a45a4a

Cajun Red 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 #5ba5b5
Complementary Color #4994a4
Color Shade: mid red (10.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Cajun Red Color Sample
Cajun Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a45a4a

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cajun Red Color. The Tufted Leather 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 Sawshark (#aa7766) for more calm effect. Try Sly Fox as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4994a4 is the best complementary color to Cajun Red. 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 #a45a4a complementary color is Hippie Blue, 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 Cape Palliser are #a44967 and #a48749. Thus found on the left and right of #a45a4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Driftwood colors as they work well with Cajun Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cajun Red palette consists of #4967a4 and #49a486 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4994a4). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #a45a4a, 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 #a45a4a 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 Cajun Red. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cajun Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Apple, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #a45a4a 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. Cajun Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4994a4) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49a459 and #a44993.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a45a4a is made of 50% red, 27% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Cajun Red has a hue angle of 10.67°, a saturation of 37.82% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a45a4a is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 35.29% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #a45a4a
RGB Decimal rgb(164,90,74)
RGB Percentage 50%, 27%, 23%
CMYK 0, 29.02, 35.29, 35.69
HSL hsl(10.67,37.82%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.67,54.88%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.5774,28.6629,22.603)
XYZ xyz(20.202,15.6993,8.4441)
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