Red Onion 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 | #b8cbbd |
| Complementary Color | #344739 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (315.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 24.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Onion Color. The Gypsy Jewels 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 Plum Rich (#64475e) for more energetic effect. Try Purple Empire as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#344739 is the best complementary color to Red Onion. 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 #473442 complementary color is Lunar Green, 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 Matterhorn are #423447 and #473438. Thus found on the left and right of #473442 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blackcurrant and Woody Brown colors as they work well with Red Onion.
The split-complementary Red Onion palette consists of #344742 and #384734 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#344739). Try Outer Space and Cabbage Pont colors in combination with #473442, 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 #473442 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 Red Onion. Thus Limed Spruce and Kelp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Onion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lunar Green, Taupe, and Bright Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #473442 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. Red Onion tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#344739) and two others. The Kelp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tuna – 120° from the complementary Lunar Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #424734 and #383447.
In a RGB color space, hex #473442 is made of 38% red, 28% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Red Onion has a hue angle of 315.79°, a saturation of 15.45% and a lightness of 24.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #473442 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 72.16% black ink.
| HEX | #473442 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(71,52,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 28%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 1.96, 72.16 |
| HSL | hsl(315.79,15.45%,24.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(315.79,26.76%,27.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.2864,11.2936,-5.3985) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.8099,4.1889,5.7093) |