Merlot Fields 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 | #8ed8ca |
| Complementary Color | #267163 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Merlot Fields Color. The Ripe Currant color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Vino Tinto (#4c1c24) for more calm effect. Try Fire Chi as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#267163 is the best complementary color to Merlot Fields. 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 #712735 complementary color is Eucalyptus, 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 #712659 and #713d26. Thus found on the left and right of #712735 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Pickled Bean colors as they work well with Merlot Fields.
The split-complementary Merlot Fields palette consists of #265971 and #26713e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#267163). Try Astronaut and Green Pea colors in combination with #712735, 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 #712735 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 Merlot Fields. Thus Astronaut and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Merlot Fields contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eucalyptus, Fern Frond, and Jacarta split by 90° on the color wheel. #712735 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. Merlot Fields tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#267163) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eminence – 120° from the complementary Eucalyptus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #347126 and #622671.
In a RGB color space, hex #712735 is made of 55% red, 19% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Merlot Fields has a hue angle of 348.65°, a saturation of 48.68% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #712735 is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 55.69% black ink.
| HEX | #712735 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,39,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 19%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.02, 23.53, 55.69 |
| HSL | hsl(348.65,48.68%,29.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348.65,65.49%,44.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.3492,33.8874,8.5633) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1782,5.2188,3.9444) |