Rabbit-Ear Iris Color

#491e3c

Rabbit-Ear Iris is soft, 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 #b6e1c3
Complementary Color #1e492a
Color Shade: warm magenta (318.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 20.2% (better contrasting with white)
Rabbit-Ear Iris Color Sample
Rabbit-Ear Iris Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #491e3c

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Rabbit-Ear Iris Color. The Vintage Wine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Velvet Mauve (#692b57) for more energetic effect. Try Ebizome Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1e492a is the best complementary color to Rabbit-Ear Iris. 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 #491e3c complementary color is Everglade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wine Berry are #401e49 and #491e26. Thus found on the left and right of #491e3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bossanova and Cocoa Bean colors as they work well with Rabbit-Ear Iris.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rabbit-Ear Iris palette consists of #1e4940 and #26491e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1e492a). Try Te Papa Green and Mallard colors in combination with #491e3c, 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 #491e3c 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 Rabbit-Ear Iris. Thus Blue Dianne and Thatch Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rabbit-Ear Iris contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Everglade, Thatch Green, and Cloud Burst split by 90° on the color wheel. #491e3c square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool 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. Rabbit-Ear Iris tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#1e492a) and two others. The Thatch Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Port Gore – 120° from the complementary Everglade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c491e and #2a1e49.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #491e3c is made of 45% red, 18% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Rabbit-Ear Iris has a hue angle of 318.14°, a saturation of 41.75% and a lightness of 20.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #491e3c is made of 0% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 71.37% black ink.

HEX #491e3c
RGB Decimal rgb(73,30,60)
RGB Percentage 45%, 18%, 37%
CMYK 0, 16.87, 5.1, 71.37
HSL hsl(318.14,41.75%,20.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(318.14,58.9%,28.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.6761,24.8501,-9.7606)
XYZ xyz(4.0275,2.6713,4.5783)
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