Lobster Brown 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 | #58c7c9 |
| Complementary Color | #36a4a7 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (1.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lobster Brown Color. The Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chōshun Red (#b95754) for more calm effect. Try Best of the Bunch as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#36a4a7 is the best complementary color to Lobster Brown. 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 #a73836 complementary color is Keppel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Stiletto are #a7366c and #a77036. Thus found on the left and right of #a73836 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Copper colors as they work well with Lobster Brown.
The split-complementary Lobster Brown palette consists of #366ca7 and #36a770 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#36a4a7). Try Azure and Ocean Green colors in combination with #a73836, 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 #a73836 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 Lobster Brown. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lobster Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Sushi, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a73836 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lobster Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#36a4a7) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Keppel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #36a738 and #a736a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #a73836 is made of 60% red, 20% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Lobster Brown has a hue angle of 1.06°, a saturation of 51.13% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a73836 is made of 0% cyan, 43.53% magenta, 44.31% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a73836 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,56,54) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 20%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 43.53, 44.31, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(1.06,51.13%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(1.06,67.66%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.0981,45.4169,26.446) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0164,11.3102,4.7235) |