Medicine Man is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #96aa92 |
| Complementary Color | #596d55 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (290° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Medicine Man Color. The Composer's Magic color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Swiss Lilac (#86608e) for more energetic effect. Try Excalibur as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#596d55 is the best complementary color to Medicine Man. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #69556d complementary color is Cactus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Salt Box are #5c556d and #6d5565. Thus found on the left and right of #69556d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smoky and Zambezi colors as they work well with Medicine Man.
The split-complementary Medicine Man palette consists of #556d5c and #656d55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#596d55). Try Finlandia and Siam colors in combination with #69556d, 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 #69556d offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Medicine Man. Thus Corduroy and Peat giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Medicine Man contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cactus, Pine Cone, and Shuttle Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #69556d square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Medicine Man tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#596d55) and two others. The Peat is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Comet – 120° from the complementary Cactus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d6855 and #55596d.
In a RGB color space, hex #69556d is made of 35% red, 28% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Medicine Man has a hue angle of 290°, a saturation of 12.37% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #69556d is made of 1.57% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #69556d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,85,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 28%, 36% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 9.42, 0, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(290,12.37%,38.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(290,22.02%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.906,13.0106,-10.6344) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8345,10.6044,15.8911) |