Merlot Color

#730039

Merlot is deep, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, cool blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #8cffc6
Complementary Color #00733a
Color Shade: red magenta (330.26° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 22.55% (better contrasting with white)
Merlot Color Sample
Merlot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #730039

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Merlot Color. The Celestial Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Obscure Orchid (#9d0759) for more calm effect. Try Cherry Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#00733a is the best complementary color to Merlot. 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 #730039 complementary color is Fun Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Siren are #730072 and #730000. Thus found on the left and right of #730039 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cardinal Pink and Lonestar colors as they work well with Merlot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Merlot palette consists of #007273 and #007300 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00733a). Try Pine Green and Japanese Laurel colors in combination with #730039, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #730039 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 Merlot. Thus Regal Blue and Verdun Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Merlot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fun Green, Olive, and Navy Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #730039 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and cool blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Merlot tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#00733a) and two others. The Verdun Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Christalle – 120° from the complementary Fun Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #397300 and #390073.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #730039 is made of 67% red, 0% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Merlot has a hue angle of 330.26°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 22.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #730039 is made of 0% cyan, 45.1% magenta, 22.75% yellow and 54.9% black ink.

HEX #730039
RGB Decimal rgb(115,0,57)
RGB Percentage 67%, 0%, 33%
CMYK 0, 45.1, 22.75, 54.9
HSL hsl(330.26,100%,22.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(330.26,100%,45.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(23.4729,47.2205,0.3742)
XYZ xyz(7.8088,3.9402,4.2199)
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