Nectar Red Color

#7f4c64

Nectar Red is calm, 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 #80b39b
Complementary Color #4c7f67
Color Shade: red magenta (331.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.8% (better contrasting with white)
Nectar Red Color Sample
Nectar Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7f4c64

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Nectar Red Color. The Cranbrook color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Enchantress (#5d3a47) for more calm effect. Try China Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4c7f67 is the best complementary color to Nectar Red. 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 #7f4c64 complementary color is Como, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cannon Pink are #7f4c7d and #7f4d4c. Thus found on the left and right of #7f4c64 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Roman Coffee colors as they work well with Nectar Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nectar Red palette consists of #4c7d7f and #4c7f4d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c7f67). Try Bismark and Hippie Green colors in combination with #7f4c64, 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 #7f4c64 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 Nectar Red. Thus Blue Bayoux and Dingley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nectar Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Como, Shadow, and East Bay split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f4c64 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid 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. Nectar Red tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#4c7f67) and two others. The Dingley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Como. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #647f4c and #664c7f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7f4c64 is made of 42% red, 25% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Nectar Red has a hue angle of 331.76°, a saturation of 25.12% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f4c64 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10.58% yellow and 50.2% black ink.

HEX #7f4c64
RGB Decimal rgb(127,76,100)
RGB Percentage 42%, 25%, 33%
CMYK 0, 20, 10.58, 50.2
HSL hsl(331.76,25.12%,39.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(331.76,40.16%,49.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.9002,25.118,-4.7871)
XYZ xyz(13.6371,10.601,13.384)
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