Ewa Color

#454042

Ewa is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #babfbd
Complementary Color #3f4542
Color Shade: red magenta (336° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 26.08% (better contrasting with white)
Ewa Color Sample
Ewa Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #454042

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Ewa Color. The Purple Prince color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Virtuoso (#5d5558) for more energetic effect. Try Foggy London as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3f4542 is the best complementary color to Ewa. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #454042 complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tundora are #453f44 and #45403f. Thus found on the left and right of #454042 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tundora and Masala colors as they work well with Ewa.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ewa palette consists of #3f4445 and #3f4540 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f4542). Try Cape Cod and Lunar Green colors in combination with #454042, 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 #454042 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ewa. Thus Mako and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ewa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Fuscous Gray, and Ship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #454042 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue 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. Ewa tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#3f4542) and two others. The Lunar Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ship Gray – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41453f and #423f45.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #454042 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Ewa has a hue angle of 336°, a saturation of 3.76% and a lightness of 26.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #454042 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 72.94% black ink.

HEX #454042
RGB Decimal rgb(69,64,66)
RGB Percentage 35%, 32%, 33%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 1.18, 72.94
HSL hsl(336,3.76%,26.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(336,7.25%,27.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(27.6423,2.5594,-0.4555)
XYZ xyz(5.271,5.3253,5.9043)
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