Oregon Grape Color

#49354e

Oregon Grape is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #b6cab1
Complementary Color #3a4e35
Color Shade: cool magenta (288° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 25.69% (better contrasting with white)
Oregon Grape Color Sample
Oregon Grape Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #49354e

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Oregon Grape Color. The Kikyō Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wolf's Bane (#3d343f) for more calm effect. Try Grape Popsicle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3a4e35 is the best complementary color to Oregon Grape. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #49354e complementary color is Tom Thumb, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Voodoo are #3c354e and #4e3546. Thus found on the left and right of #49354e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martinique and Matterhorn colors as they work well with Oregon Grape.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Oregon Grape palette consists of #354e3c and #464e35 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a4e35). Try Tom Thumb and Kelp colors in combination with #49354e, 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 #49354e offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Oregon Grape. Thus Mineral Green and Taupe giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Oregon Grape contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tom Thumb, Rock, and Limed Spruce split by 90° on the color wheel. #49354e square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan 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. Oregon Grape tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#3a4e35) and two others. The Taupe is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bright Gray – 120° from the complementary Tom Thumb. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e4935 and #353a4e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #49354e is made of 36% red, 26% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Oregon Grape has a hue angle of 288°, a saturation of 19.08% and a lightness of 25.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #49354e is made of 1.96% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black ink.

HEX #49354e
RGB Decimal rgb(73,53,78)
RGB Percentage 36%, 26%, 38%
CMYK 1.96, 9.81, 0, 69.41
HSL hsl(288,19.08%,25.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(288,32.05%,30.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(25.2988,14.1547,-11.8382)
XYZ xyz(5.3959,4.5127,7.7944)
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