Mulled Wine is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #adb2a4 |
| Complementary Color | #565b4c |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (261.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Mulled Wine Color. The Alter Ego color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Caddies Silk (#3e354d) for more energetic effect. Try Regal Gown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#565b4c is the best complementary color to Mulled Wine. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #524d5b complementary color is Siam, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Scarpa Flow are #4c4e5b and #594c5b. Thus found on the left and right of #524d5b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Trout and Mortar colors as they work well with Mulled Wine.
The split-complementary Mulled Wine palette consists of #4e5b4c and #5b594c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#565b4c). Try Gray Asparagus and Fuscous Gray colors in combination with #524d5b, 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 #524d5b offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mulled Wine. Thus Nandor and Dorado giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mulled Wine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Siam, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #524d5b square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mulled Wine tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#565b4c) and two others. The Dorado is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Abbey – 120° from the complementary Siam. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b514c and #4c565b.
In a RGB color space, hex #524d5b is made of 33% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Mulled Wine has a hue angle of 261.43°, a saturation of 8.33% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #524d5b is made of 3.53% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #524d5b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(82,77,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 31%, 36% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 5.49, 0, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(261.43,8.33%,32.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(261.43,15.38%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.6831,5.1708,-7.4629) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0219,7.8569,10.9913) |