Persian Plum is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #8fe3e3 |
| Complementary Color | #1c7070 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 27.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Persian Plum Color. The Kiriume 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 soft alternative called Burnt Umber (#8a3324) for more calm effect. Try Red Kite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1c7070 is the best complementary color to Persian Plum. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #701c1c complementary color is Elm, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Persian Plum are #701c46 and #70461c. Thus found on the left and right of #701c1c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Claret and Walnut colors as they work well with Persian Plum.
The split-complementary Persian Plum palette consists of #1c4570 and #1c7046 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1c7070). Try Biscay and Green Pea colors in combination with #701c1c, 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 #701c1c 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 Persian Plum. Thus Lucky Point and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Persian Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Elm, Dell, and Honey Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #701c1c square combo is a palette of mid 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. Persian Plum tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#1c7070) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Elm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1c701c and #701c70.
In a RGB color space, hex #701c1c is made of 67% red, 17% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Persian Plum has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #701c1c is made of 0% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #701c1c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,28,28) |
| RGB Percentage | 67%, 17%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.94, 32.94, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(0,60%,27.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,75%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.8247,36.6342,21.8651) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3069,4.3591,1.5549) |