Monarch is soft, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #94dad3 |
| Complementary Color | #246b64 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (354° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Monarch Color. The Bacchanalia Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sehnsucht Red (#903037) for more energetic effect. Try Raspberry Fool as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#246b64 is the best complementary color to Monarch. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6b252c complementary color is Green Pea, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tawny Port are #6b244e and #6b4124. Thus found on the left and right of #6b252c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Pickled Bean colors as they work well with Monarch.
The split-complementary Monarch palette consists of #244e6b and #246b41 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#246b64). Try Cello and Green Pea colors in combination with #6b252c, 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 #6b252c offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Monarch. Thus Astronaut and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Monarch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Pea, Fern Frond, and Jacarta split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b252c square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Monarch tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#246b64) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eminence – 120° from the complementary Green Pea. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2c6b24 and #63246b.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b252c is made of 57% red, 20% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Monarch has a hue angle of 354°, a saturation of 48.61% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b252c is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 24.71% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #6b252c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,37,44) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 20%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.45, 24.71, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(354,48.61%,28.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(354,65.42%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.6559,31.8094,12.1044) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1796,4.6308,2.8983) |