Merguez 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 | #9affde |
| Complementary Color | #006544 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (340.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 19.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Merguez Color. The Berry Chocolate 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 Red Mulled Wine (#880022) for more calm effect. Try Wine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#006544 is the best complementary color to Merguez. 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 #650021 complementary color is Fun 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 Bordeaux are #650053 and #651100. Thus found on the left and right of #650021 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pompadour and Cedar Wood Finish colors as they work well with Merguez.
The split-complementary Merguez palette consists of #005365 and #006511 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#006544). Try Blue Stone and Camarone colors in combination with #650021, 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 #650021 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 Merguez. Thus Midnight Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Merguez contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fun Green, Verdun Green, and Paua split by 90° on the color wheel. #650021 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. Merguez tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#006544) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ripe Plum – 120° from the complementary Fun Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #206500 and #440065.
In a RGB color space, hex #650021 is made of 75% red, 0% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Merguez has a hue angle of 340.4°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 19.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #650021 is made of 0% cyan, 39.61% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 60.39% black ink.
| HEX | #650021 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,0,33) |
| RGB Percentage | 75%, 0%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 39.61, 26.67, 60.39 |
| HSL | hsl(340.4,100%,19.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(340.4,100%,39.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.5424,41.8375,11.3247) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.6413,2.8765,1.6967) |