Emperor is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #afb6b5 |
| Complementary Color | #49504e |
| Color Shade: | cool red (351.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Emperor Color. The Ripe Fig color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Venous Blood Red (#3f3033) for more energetic effect. Try Deepest Mauve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#49504e is the best complementary color to Emperor. Green cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #50494a complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Emperor are #50494d and #504b49. Thus found on the left and right of #50494a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emperor and Emperor colors as they work well with Emperor.
The split-complementary Emperor palette consists of #494d50 and #49504b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#49504e). Try Abbey and Nandor colors in combination with #50494a, 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 #50494a 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 Emperor. Thus Abbey and Gray Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Emperor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Fuscous Gray, and Ship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #50494a square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, green cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Emperor tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#49504e) and two others. The Gray Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gravel – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a5049 and #4e4950.
In a RGB color space, hex #50494a is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Emperor has a hue angle of 351.43°, a saturation of 4.58% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #50494a is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 68.63% black ink.
| HEX | #50494a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,73,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 2.35, 68.63 |
| HSL | hsl(351.43,4.58%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(351.43,8.75%,31.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.727,3.1305,0.4576) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9268,6.965,7.4579) |