Sweet Tea is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #3e7dbb |
| Complementary Color | #4382c1 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Tea Color. The Sneezy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Amber Brew (#d7a361) for more energetic effect. Try Mojave Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4382c1 is the best complementary color to Sweet Tea. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c18244 complementary color is Steel Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tussock are #c14344 and #c1c043. Thus found on the left and right of #c18244 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Crail and Turmeric colors as they work well with Sweet Tea.
The split-complementary Sweet Tea palette consists of #4344c1 and #43c1c0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4382c1). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #c18244, 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 #c18244 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sweet Tea. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Tea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c18244 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sweet Tea tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4382c1) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43c182 and #c14382.
In a RGB color space, hex #c18244 is made of 49% red, 33% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Tea has a hue angle of 29.76°, a saturation of 50.2% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c18244 is made of 0% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 49.02% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #c18244 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,130,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 33%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 24.71, 49.02, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(29.76,50.2%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.76,64.77%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.635,18.2287,42.6926) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0183,27.7201,9.1845) |