Virtuoso Color

#5d5558

Virtuoso 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 #a2aaa7
Complementary Color #545d5a
Color Shade: red magenta (337.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.9% (better contrasting with white)
Virtuoso Color Sample
Virtuoso Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5d5558

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Virtuoso Color. The Pitch Black color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Exotic Eggplant (#705660) for more energetic effect. Try Grapes of Wrath as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#545d5a is the best complementary color to Virtuoso. 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 #5d5558 complementary color is Nandor, 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 Don Juan are #5d545c and #5d5554. Thus found on the left and right of #5d5558 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Zambezi colors as they work well with Virtuoso.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Virtuoso palette consists of #545c5d and #545d55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#545d5a). Try Abbey and Nandor colors in combination with #5d5558, 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 #5d5558 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 Virtuoso. Thus Abbey and Siam giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Virtuoso contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nandor, Chicago, and Scarpa Flow split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d5558 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. Virtuoso tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#545d5a) and two others. The Siam is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scarpa Flow – 120° from the complementary Nandor. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #585d54 and #5a545d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5d5558 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Virtuoso has a hue angle of 337.5°, a saturation of 4.49% and a lightness of 34.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d5558 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 63.53% black ink.

HEX #5d5558
RGB Decimal rgb(93,85,88)
RGB Percentage 35%, 32%, 33%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 1.96, 63.53
HSL hsl(337.5,4.49%,34.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(337.5,8.6%,36.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.983,3.8627,-0.5676)
XYZ xyz(9.5242,9.5287,10.5698)
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