Hortensia is pale, 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 | #aac4af |
| Complementary Color | #3b5540 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (311.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Hortensia Color. The Wishing Star color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Purple Trinket (#665261) for more calm effect. Try Hibernation as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3b5540 is the best complementary color to Hortensia. 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 #553b50 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 #4d3b55 and #553b42. Thus found on the left and right of #553b50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Voodoo and Matterhorn colors as they work well with Hortensia.
The split-complementary Hortensia palette consists of #3b554d and #42553b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b5540). Try Mineral Green and Tom Thumb colors in combination with #553b50, 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 #553b50 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 Hortensia. Thus Limed Spruce and Kelp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hortensia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tom Thumb, Kabul, and Bright Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #553b50 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. Hortensia tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#3b5540) and two others. The Kelp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gun Powder – 120° from the complementary Tom Thumb. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #50553b and #403b55.
In a RGB color space, hex #553b50 is made of 38% red, 26% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Hortensia has a hue angle of 311.54°, a saturation of 18.06% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #553b50 is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #553b50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,59,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 26%, 36% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.19, 1.96, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(311.54,18.06%,28.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(311.54,30.59%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.4812,15.4127,-8.1828) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7582,5.6384,8.3215) |