Velvety Merlot Color

#794143

Velvety Merlot is calm, 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 #86bebc
Complementary Color #417977
Color Shade: cool red (357.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.47% (better contrasting with white)
Velvety Merlot Color Sample
Velvety Merlot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #794143

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvety Merlot Color. The Mesa 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 Baca Berry (#945759) for more calm effect. Try Vineyard Wine as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#417977 is the best complementary color to Velvety 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 #794143 complementary color is Faded Jade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lotus are #79415e and #795b41. Thus found on the left and right of #794143 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Tobacco Brown colors as they work well with Velvety Merlot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Velvety Merlot palette consists of #415e79 and #41795b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#417977). Try Blue Bayoux and Amazon colors in combination with #794143, 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 #794143 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 Velvety Merlot. Thus East Bay and Fern Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Velvety Merlot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Faded Jade, Dingley, and Victoria split by 90° on the color wheel. #794143 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm 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. Velvety Merlot tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#417977) and two others. The Fern Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Faded Jade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #427941 and #774179.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #794143 is made of 48% red, 26% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Velvety Merlot has a hue angle of 357.86°, a saturation of 30.11% and a lightness of 36.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #794143 is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 52.55% black ink.

HEX #794143
RGB Decimal rgb(121,65,67)
RGB Percentage 48%, 26%, 26%
CMYK 0, 21.96, 21.18, 52.55
HSL hsl(357.86,30.11%,36.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(357.86,46.28%,47.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.4998,24.4193,9.5739)
XYZ xyz(10.7886,8.2508,6.3341)
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