Bruised Burgundy is pale, 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 | #a4beb7 |
| Complementary Color | #415b54 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (343.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Bruised Burgundy Color. The Sparrow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Baroque Red (#7b4f5d) for more energetic effect. Try Wild Ginger as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#415b54 is the best complementary color to Bruised Burgundy. 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 #5b4148 complementary color is Mineral Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eggplant are #5b4155 and #5b4741. Thus found on the left and right of #5b4148 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Kabul colors as they work well with Bruised Burgundy.
The split-complementary Bruised Burgundy palette consists of #41555b and #415b47 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#415b54). Try Limed Spruce and Gray Asparagus colors in combination with #5b4148, 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 #5b4148 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 Bruised Burgundy. Thus River Bed and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bruised Burgundy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Finch, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b4148 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bruised Burgundy tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#415b54) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulled Wine – 120° from the complementary Mineral Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #485b41 and #54415b.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b4148 is made of 40% red, 29% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Bruised Burgundy has a hue angle of 343.85°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 30.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b4148 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #5b4148 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,65,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 29%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 7.45, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(343.85,16.67%,30.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(343.85,28.57%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.5748,12.5013,0.2133) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3744,6.4726,6.9916) |