Port Royale Color

#502b33

Port Royale is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #afd4cc
Complementary Color #2b5048
Color Shade: cool red (347.03° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 24.12% (better contrasting with white)
Port Royale Color Sample
Port Royale Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #502b33

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Port Royale Color. The Aged Merlot color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cuba Libre (#73383c) for more energetic effect. Try Queen's Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2b5048 is the best complementary color to Port Royale. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #502b33 complementary color is Plantation, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Livid Brown are #502b45 and #50352b. Thus found on the left and right of #502b33 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Livid Brown and Saddle colors as they work well with Port Royale.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Port Royale palette consists of #2b4550 and #2b5035 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b5048). Try Pickled Bluewood and Stromboli colors in combination with #502b33, 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 #502b33 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Port Royale. Thus Pickled Bluewood and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Port Royale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Plantation, Woodland, and Martinique split by 90° on the color wheel. #502b33 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm 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. Port Royale tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2b5048) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bossanova – 120° from the complementary Plantation. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #32502b and #482b50.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #502b33 is made of 46% red, 25% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Port Royale has a hue angle of 347.03°, a saturation of 30.08% and a lightness of 24.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #502b33 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 68.63% black ink.

HEX #502b33
RGB Decimal rgb(80,43,51)
RGB Percentage 46%, 25%, 29%
CMYK 0, 14.51, 11.37, 68.63
HSL hsl(347.03,30.08%,24.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(347.03,46.25%,31.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(22.5569,18.2318,2.349)
XYZ xyz(4.7697,3.6722,3.5894)
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