Rosemary is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #bfa1a3 |
| Complementary Color | #5e4041 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (176° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rosemary Color. The Tropical Rain color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Atlantic Waves (#264243) for more energetic effect. Try Refined Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5e4041 is the best complementary color to Rosemary. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #405e5c complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mineral Green are #405e4d and #40515e. Thus found on the left and right of #405e5c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and River Bed colors as they work well with Rosemary.
The split-complementary Rosemary palette consists of #5e4d40 and #5e4051 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e4041). Try Kabul and Eggplant colors in combination with #405e5c, 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 #405e5c offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rosemary. Thus Hemlock and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rosemary contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Mulled Wine, and Finch split by 90° on the color wheel. #405e5c square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rosemary tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#5e4041) and two others. The Voodoo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b405e and #415e40.
In a RGB color space, hex #405e5c is made of 26% red, 38% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Rosemary has a hue angle of 176°, a saturation of 18.99% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #405e5c is made of 11.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #405e5c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(64,94,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 38%, 37% |
| CMYK | 11.76, 0, 0.78, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(176,18.99%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(176,31.91%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.6047,-11.4871,-2.4056) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0488,9.8681,11.6057) |