Henna is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #83bdc3 |
| Complementary Color | #3c757c |
| Color Shade: | mid red (5.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Henna Color. The Rocky Road color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Seville Scarlet (#955843) for more energetic effect. Try Spicy Cayenne as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3c757c is the best complementary color to Henna. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7c423c complementary color is Oracle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lotus are #7c3c56 and #7c623c. Thus found on the left and right of #7c423c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Henna.
The split-complementary Henna palette consists of #3c557c and #3c7c62 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c757c). Try East Bay and Amazon colors in combination with #7c423c, 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 #7c423c offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Henna. Thus East Bay and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Henna contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oracle, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c423c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Henna tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3c757c) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary Oracle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c7c41 and #7c3c75.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c423c is made of 50% red, 26% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Henna has a hue angle of 5.63°, a saturation of 34.78% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c423c is made of 0% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #7c423c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,66,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 26%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.75, 25.1, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(5.63,34.78%,36.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(5.63,51.61%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.0187,24.3137,14.786) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.076,8.5078,5.3334) |