Vintage Merlot is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, mid blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #89c2b4 |
| Complementary Color | #3d7668 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (345.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Vintage Merlot Color. The Baby Berries color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mesa Red (#92555b) for more calm effect. Try Timeless Ruby as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3d7668 is the best complementary color to Vintage Merlot. 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 #763d4b complementary color is Viridian, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cosmic are #763d67 and #764b3d. Thus found on the left and right of #763d4b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Spicy Mix colors as they work well with Vintage Merlot.
The split-complementary Vintage Merlot palette consists of #3d6776 and #3d764b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d7668). Try William and Goblin colors in combination with #763d4b, 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 #763d4b 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 Vintage Merlot. Thus East Bay and Fern Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vintage Merlot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viridian, Chalet Green, and East Bay split by 90° on the color wheel. #763d4b square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Vintage Merlot tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3d7668) and two others. The Fern Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Viridian. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a763d and #683d76.
In a RGB color space, hex #763d4b is made of 46% red, 24% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Vintage Merlot has a hue angle of 345.26°, a saturation of 31.84% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #763d4b is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 53.73% black ink.
| HEX | #763d4b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(118,61,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 24%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.35, 16.86, 53.73 |
| HSL | hsl(345.26,31.84%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345.26,48.31%,46.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.3438,26.5364,2.7515) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.41,7.697,7.5936) |