Earthworm Color

#c3816e

Earthworm 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 #3c7e91
Complementary Color #6eb0c3
Color Shade: mid red (13.41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.8% (better contrasting with white)
Earthworm Color Sample
Earthworm Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c3816e

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Earthworm Color. The Ginger Root color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chimayo Red (#b16355) for more calm effect. Try Barbecue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6eb0c3 is the best complementary color to Earthworm. 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 #c3816e complementary color is Glacier, 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 Contessa are #c36e85 and #c3ab6e. Thus found on the left and right of #c3816e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Laser colors as they work well with Earthworm.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Earthworm palette consists of #6e85c3 and #6ec3ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6eb0c3). Try Ship Cove and Tradewind colors in combination with #c3816e, 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 #c3816e 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 Earthworm. Thus Blue Marguerite and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Earthworm contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3816e 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. Earthworm tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#6eb0c3) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Glacier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ec381 and #c36eb0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c3816e is made of 45% red, 30% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Earthworm has a hue angle of 13.41°, a saturation of 41.46% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3816e is made of 0% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #c3816e
RGB Decimal rgb(195,129,110)
RGB Percentage 45%, 30%, 25%
CMYK 0, 25.88, 33.33, 23.53
HSL hsl(13.41,41.46%,59.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.41,43.59%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.2738,23.259,20.7519)
XYZ xyz(33.1704,28.4284,18.4908)
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