Royal Silk Color

#4b3841

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

Inverse Color #b4c7be
Complementary Color #374b41
Color Shade: red magenta (331.58° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 25.69% (better contrasting with white)
Royal Silk Color Sample
Royal Silk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4b3841

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Royal Silk Color. The Sinful 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 saturated alternative called Finn (#694554) for more energetic effect. Try Mixed Berry Jam as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#374b41 is the best complementary color to Royal Silk. Cool green shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4b3841 complementary color is Mineral Green, 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 Matterhorn are #4b374a and #4b3837. Thus found on the left and right of #4b3841 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Woody Brown colors as they work well with Royal Silk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Royal Silk palette consists of #374a4b and #374b38 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#374b41). Try Limed Spruce and Lunar Green colors in combination with #4b3841, 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 #4b3841 offers a combination of cool cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Royal Silk. Thus Limed Spruce and Cabbage Pont giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Royal Silk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Kelp, and Tuna split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b3841 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, cool green 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. Royal Silk tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#374b41) and two others. The Cabbage Pont is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ship Gray – 120° from the complementary Mineral Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #414b37 and #42374b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4b3841 is made of 38% red, 29% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Royal Silk has a hue angle of 331.58°, a saturation of 14.5% and a lightness of 25.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b3841 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 70.59% black ink.

HEX #4b3841
RGB Decimal rgb(75,56,65)
RGB Percentage 38%, 29%, 33%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 3.92, 70.59
HSL hsl(331.58,14.5%,25.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(331.58,25.33%,29.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(25.8798,10.1438,-2.3102)
XYZ xyz(5.27,4.7059,5.6316)
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