Red Endive is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #86b29f |
| Complementary Color | #4c7966 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (334.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Endive Color. The Sweet Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bruised Burgundy (#5b4148) for more calm effect. Try Mulberry Mix as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4c7966 is the best complementary color to Red Endive. 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 #794d60 complementary color is Como, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ferra are #794c75 and #79504c. Thus found on the left and right of #794d60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Roman Coffee colors as they work well with Red Endive.
The split-complementary Red Endive palette consists of #4c7579 and #4c7950 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c7966). Try Cutty Sark and Hippie Green colors in combination with #794d60, 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 #794d60 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 Red Endive. Thus Blue Bayoux and Dingley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Endive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Como, Go Ben, and East Bay split by 90° on the color wheel. #794d60 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green 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. Red Endive tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#4c7966) and two others. The Dingley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulled Wine – 120° from the complementary Como. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f794c and #654c79.
In a RGB color space, hex #794d60 is made of 41% red, 26% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Red Endive has a hue angle of 334.09°, a saturation of 22.22% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #794d60 is made of 0% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #794d60 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(121,77,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 26%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.25, 9.8, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(334.09,22.22%,38.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(334.09,36.36%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.2295,21.5368,-3.3702) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6504,10.2172,12.3717) |