Fig Balsamic Color

#550022

Fig Balsamic is deep, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #afd
Complementary Color #053
Color Shade: red magenta (336° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 16.67% (better contrasting with white)
Fig Balsamic Color Sample
Fig Balsamic Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #550022

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Fig Balsamic Color. The Toledo color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Siren (#7a013a) for more calm effect. Try Bordeaux as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#053 is the best complementary color to Fig Balsamic. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #502 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #55004c and #550800. Thus found on the left and right of #502 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pompadour and Rosewood colors as they work well with Fig Balsamic.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fig Balsamic palette consists of #004c55 and #005508 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#053). Try Sherpa Blue and Camarone colors in combination with #502, 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 #502 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fig Balsamic. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fig Balsamic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Verdun Green, and Stratos split by 90° on the color wheel. #502 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid 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. Fig Balsamic tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#053) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ripe Plum – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #250 and #320055.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #550022 is made of 71% red, 0% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Fig Balsamic has a hue angle of 336°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 16.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #550022 is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 20% yellow and 66.67% black ink.

HEX #550022
RGB Decimal rgb(85,0,34)
RGB Percentage 71%, 0%, 29%
CMYK 0, 33.33, 20, 66.67
HSL hsl(336,100%,16.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(336,100%,33.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(15.7309,37.6531,4.7626)
XYZ xyz(4.035,2.0468,1.6958)
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