Ripe Eggplant 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 | #b6d2ca |
| Complementary Color | #2d4941 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (342.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 23.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Ripe Eggplant Color. The Misty Grape color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chocolate Praline (#66424d) for more calm effect. Try Shaded Fuchsia as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2d4941 is the best complementary color to Ripe Eggplant. 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 #492d35 complementary color is Stromboli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Woody Brown are #492d42 and #49332d. Thus found on the left and right of #492d35 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Rock colors as they work well with Ripe Eggplant.
The split-complementary Ripe Eggplant palette consists of #2d4249 and #2d4933 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d4941). Try Oxford Blue and Tom Thumb colors in combination with #492d35, 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 #492d35 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 Ripe Eggplant. Thus Ebony Clay and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ripe Eggplant contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stromboli, Kelp, and Martinique split by 90° on the color wheel. #492d35 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ripe Eggplant tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#2d4941) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Voodoo – 120° from the complementary Stromboli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #34492d and #412d49.
In a RGB color space, hex #492d35 is made of 43% red, 26% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Ripe Eggplant has a hue angle of 342.86°, a saturation of 23.73% and a lightness of 23.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #492d35 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 71.37% black ink.
| HEX | #492d35 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,45,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 26%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 7.85, 71.37 |
| HSL | hsl(342.86,23.73%,23.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(342.86,38.36%,28.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.1252,14.2232,0.2296) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.3286,3.5503,3.8253) |