Chimera is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #8b9d92 |
| Complementary Color | #627469 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (323.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Chimera Color. The Purple Empire color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Storm Front (#787376) for more calm effect. Try Victorian Plum as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#627469 is the best complementary color to Chimera. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #74626d complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Falcon are #716274 and #746263. Thus found on the left and right of #74626d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salt Box and Scorpion colors as they work well with Chimera.
The split-complementary Chimera palette consists of #627472 and #637462 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#627469). Try Corduroy and Willow Grove colors in combination with #74626d, 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 #74626d offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chimera. Thus Nevada and Limed Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chimera contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Pablo, and Mid Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #74626d square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chimera tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#627469) and two others. The Limed Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dolphin – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d7462 and #696274.
In a RGB color space, hex #74626d is made of 36% red, 30% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Chimera has a hue angle of 323.33°, a saturation of 8.41% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #74626d is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #74626d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,98,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 30%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 2.74, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(323.33,8.41%,41.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(323.33,15.52%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.5842,9.2914,-3.5261) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3305,13.5525,16.3286) |