Deep Chestnut Color

#b94e48

Deep Chestnut 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 #46b1b7
Complementary Color #47b3b9
Color Shade: mid red (3.19° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Chestnut Color Sample
Deep Chestnut Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b94e48

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Chestnut Color. The Rojo 0xide 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 Cranberry Whip (#8e4541) for more calm effect. Try Shepherd's Warning as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#47b3b9 is the best complementary color to Deep Chestnut. 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 #b94e48 complementary color is Fountain 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 Chestnut are #b9477a and #b98647. Thus found on the left and right of #b94e48 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blush and Driftwood colors as they work well with Deep Chestnut.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Chestnut palette consists of #477ab9 and #47b986 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#47b3b9). Try Steel Blue and Ocean Green colors in combination with #b94e48, 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 #b94e48 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 Deep Chestnut. Thus Blue Violet and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Chestnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Sushi, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b94e48 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. Deep Chestnut tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#47b3b9) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #47b94d and #b947b3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b94e48 is made of 55% red, 23% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Chestnut has a hue angle of 3.19°, a saturation of 44.66% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b94e48 is made of 0% cyan, 41.96% magenta, 44.31% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #b94e48
RGB Decimal rgb(185,78,72)
RGB Percentage 55%, 23%, 21%
CMYK 0, 41.96, 44.31, 27.45
HSL hsl(3.19,44.66%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(3.19,61.08%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.276,42.8558,25.3155)
XYZ xyz(23.9017,16.2309,8.004)
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