Aubergine is soft, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #c4f6ef |
| Complementary Color | #083b34 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (351.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 13.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Aubergine Color. The Cab Sav color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Maroon Oak (#520c17) for more energetic effect. Try Chocolate Cosmos as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#083b34 is the best complementary color to Aubergine. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3b0910 complementary color is Tiber, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Aubergine are #3b0828 and #3b1b08. Thus found on the left and right of #3b0910 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanzane and Bronze colors as they work well with Aubergine.
The split-complementary Aubergine palette consists of #08283b and #083b1b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#083b34). Try Tiber and Bottle Green colors in combination with #3b0910, 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 #3b0910 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aubergine. Thus Deep Cove and Dark Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aubergine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tiber, Turtle Green, and Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #3b0910 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aubergine tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#083b34) and two others. The Dark Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet – 120° from the complementary Tiber. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0f3b08 and #34083b.
In a RGB color space, hex #3b0910 is made of 70% red, 11% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Aubergine has a hue angle of 351.6°, a saturation of 73.53% and a lightness of 13.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3b0910 is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 16.87% yellow and 76.86% black ink.
| HEX | #3b0910 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(59,9,16) |
| RGB Percentage | 70%, 11%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.61, 16.87, 76.86 |
| HSL | hsl(351.6,73.53%,13.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(351.6,84.75%,23.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(10.2785,24.6506,9.004) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.9948,1.1626,0.6095) |