Matterhorn is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #adb4b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4b5252 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Matterhorn Color. The Black Coffee color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Auberge (#3f3130) for more energetic effect. Try Hard Coal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b5252 is the best complementary color to Matterhorn. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #524b4b complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Emperor are #524b4e and #524e4b. Thus found on the left and right of #524b4b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emperor and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with Matterhorn.
The split-complementary Matterhorn palette consists of #4b4e52 and #4b524e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b5252). Try Abbey and Nandor colors in combination with #524b4b, 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 #524b4b 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 Matterhorn. Thus Abbey and Gray Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Matterhorn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Gray Asparagus, and Gravel split by 90° on the color wheel. #524b4b square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, warm 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. Matterhorn tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#4b5252) and two others. The Gray Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emperor – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b524b and #524b52.
In a RGB color space, hex #524b4b is made of 35% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Matterhorn has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 4.46% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #524b4b is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 67.84% black ink.
| HEX | #524b4b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(82,75,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 2.75, 67.84 |
| HSL | hsl(0,4.46%,30.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,8.54%,32.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.5555,2.9118,1.0482) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2658,7.334,7.6893) |