Grimace is calm, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #afceb3 |
| Complementary Color | #305035 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (307.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Grimace Color. The Wineberry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bunchberry (#674961) for more calm effect. Try Zero Gravity as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#305035 is the best complementary color to Grimace. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #50314c complementary color is Tom Thumb, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Eggplant are #443050 and #50303c. Thus found on the left and right of #50314c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Voodoo and Congo Brown colors as they work well with Grimace.
The split-complementary Grimace palette consists of #305044 and #3c5030 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#305035). Try Stromboli and Tom Thumb colors in combination with #50314c, 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 #50314c offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grimace. Thus Pickled Bluewood and Verdigris giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grimace contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tom Thumb, Judge Gray, and Pickled Bluewood split by 90° on the color wheel. #50314c square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grimace tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#305035) and two others. The Verdigris is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martinique – 120° from the complementary Tom Thumb. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c5030 and #343050.
In a RGB color space, hex #50314c is made of 39% red, 24% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Grimace has a hue angle of 307.74°, a saturation of 24.03% and a lightness of 25.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #50314c is made of 0% cyan, 12.15% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 68.63% black ink.
| HEX | #50314c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,49,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 24%, 37% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.15, 1.57, 68.63 |
| HSL | hsl(307.74,24.03%,25.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(307.74,38.75%,31.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.0261,19.0014,-10.8482) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7111,4.4239,7.3904) |