Pinot Noir Color

#605258

Pinot Noir 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 #9fada7
Complementary Color #51605a
Color Shade: red magenta (334.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.9% (better contrasting with white)
Pinot Noir Color Sample
Pinot Noir Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #605258

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pinot Noir Color. The Darkroom color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Royal Silk (#4b3841) for more energetic effect. Try Deep Greige as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#51605a is the best complementary color to Pinot Noir. 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 #605258 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 #60515e and #605351. Thus found on the left and right of #605258 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Dorado colors as they work well with Pinot Noir.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pinot Noir palette consists of #515e60 and #516053 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#51605a). Try Abbey and Nandor colors in combination with #605258, 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 #605258 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 Pinot Noir. Thus Trout and Siam giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pinot Noir contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nandor, Siam, and Scarpa Flow split by 90° on the color wheel. #605258 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. Pinot Noir tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#51605a) 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 #576051 and #5a5160.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #605258 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pinot Noir has a hue angle of 334.29°, a saturation of 7.87% and a lightness of 34.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #605258 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 62.35% black ink.

HEX #605258
RGB Decimal rgb(96,82,88)
RGB Percentage 36%, 31%, 33%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 3.14, 62.35
HSL hsl(334.29,7.87%,34.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(334.29,14.58%,37.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.4158,6.9437,-1.3638)
XYZ xyz(9.6026,9.226,10.5072)
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