Melanzane is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #cbd6ce |
| Complementary Color | #29342c |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (316.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 18.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Melanzane Color. The Dark Energy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Loulou (#4c3347) for more energetic effect. Try Royal Velvet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#29342c is the best complementary color to Melanzane. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #342931 complementary color is Heavy Metal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Thunder are #312934 and #34292b. Thus found on the left and right of #342931 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Baltic Sea and Thunder colors as they work well with Melanzane.
The split-complementary Melanzane palette consists of #293431 and #2b3429 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#29342c). Try Outer Space and Heavy Metal colors in combination with #342931, 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 #342931 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Melanzane. Thus Outer Space and Heavy Metal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melanzane contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heavy Metal, Armadillo, and Charade split by 90° on the color wheel. #342931 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, orange, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Melanzane tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#29342c) and two others. The Heavy Metal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Baltic Sea – 120° from the complementary Heavy Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #313429 and #2c2934.
In a RGB color space, hex #342931 is made of 37% red, 29% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Melanzane has a hue angle of 316.36°, a saturation of 11.83% and a lightness of 18.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #342931 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 79.61% black ink.
| HEX | #342931 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(52,41,49) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 29%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 1.17, 79.61 |
| HSL | hsl(316.36,11.83%,18.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(316.36,21.15%,20.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.0882,6.8162,-3.2665) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.7635,2.5377,3.2499) |