Chocolate Praline 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 | #99bdb2 |
| Complementary Color | #42665b |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (341.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Chocolate Praline Color. The Red Shrivel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Damson (#854c65) for more energetic effect. Try Private Tone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#42665b is the best complementary color to Chocolate Praline. 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 #66424d 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 #66425e and #664942. Thus found on the left and right of #66424d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Kabul colors as they work well with Chocolate Praline.
The split-complementary Chocolate Praline palette consists of #425e66 and #426649 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#42665b). Try Fiord and Killarney colors in combination with #66424d, 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 #66424d 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 Chocolate Praline. Thus Fiord and Axolotl giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chocolate Praline contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Finch, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #66424d 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. Chocolate Praline tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#42665b) and two others. The Axolotl 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 #4d6642 and #5b4266.
In a RGB color space, hex #66424d is made of 42% red, 27% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Chocolate Praline has a hue angle of 341.67°, a saturation of 21.43% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66424d is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #66424d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,66,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 27%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.12, 9.8, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(341.67,21.43%,32.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(341.67,35.29%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.385,17.3589,-0.2042) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7673,7.257,7.9598) |