Fedora is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #869587 |
| Complementary Color | #6a786b |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (304° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Fedora Color. The Lost Lavender Somewhere color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Felicia (#917292) for more energetic effect. Try Trendy Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a786b is the best complementary color to Fedora. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #796a78 complementary color is Xanadu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fedora are #726a78 and #786a70. Thus found on the left and right of #796a78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salt Box and Empress colors as they work well with Fedora.
The split-complementary Fedora palette consists of #6a7872 and #70786a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a786b). Try Corduroy and Limed Ash colors in combination with #796a78, 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 #796a78 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fedora. Thus Sirocco and Bandicoot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fedora contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Xanadu, Tapa, and Nevada split by 90° on the color wheel. #796a78 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fedora tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#6a786b) and two others. The Bandicoot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dolphin – 120° from the complementary Xanadu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77786a and #6b6a78.
In a RGB color space, hex #796a78 is made of 35% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Fedora has a hue angle of 304°, a saturation of 6.61% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #796a78 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #796a78 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(121,106,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 0.39, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(304,6.61%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(304,12.4%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.617,8.6239,-5.6141) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4294,15.7291,19.9394) |