Overcast Brick 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 | #4ca7c2 |
| Complementary Color | #3c97b3 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Overcast Brick Color. The Suzumecha Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Persimmon Juice (#934337) for more calm effect. Try Caribbean Coral as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3c97b3 is the best complementary color to Overcast 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 #b3583d complementary color is Boston Blue, 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 Brown Rust are #b33c5c and #b3933c. Thus found on the left and right of #b3583d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Tussock colors as they work well with Overcast Brick.
The split-complementary Overcast Brick palette consists of #3c5db3 and #3cb393 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c97b3). Try San Marino and Keppel colors in combination with #b3583d, 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 #b3583d 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 Overcast Brick. Thus Royal Purple and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Overcast Brick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3583d 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. Overcast Brick tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3c97b3) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3cb357 and #b33c98.
In a RGB color space, hex #b3583d is made of 55% red, 27% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Overcast Brick has a hue angle of 13.73°, a saturation of 49.17% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3583d is made of 0% cyan, 35.69% magenta, 46.28% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #b3583d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,88,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 27%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 35.69, 46.28, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(13.73,49.17%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.73,65.92%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.1339,34.788,32.5357) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9224,16.9001,6.4688) |