Camelot Color

#803a4b

Camelot 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 #7fc5b4
Complementary Color #39806f
Color Shade: cool red (345.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.47% (better contrasting with white)
Camelot Color Sample
Camelot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #803a4b

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Camelot Color. The Ancient Fuchsia color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Heart's Desire (#ac3e5f) for more energetic effect. Try Red Licorice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#39806f is the best complementary color to Camelot. 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 #803a4b complementary color is Viridian, 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 #80396d and #804c39. Thus found on the left and right of #803a4b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Ironstone colors as they work well with Camelot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Camelot palette consists of #396d80 and #39804c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#39806f). Try Ming and Goblin colors in combination with #803a4b, 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 #803a4b 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 Camelot. Thus East Bay and Fern Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Camelot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viridian, Pesto, and Victoria split by 90° on the color wheel. #803a4b 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. Camelot tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#39806f) and two others. The Fern Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eminence – 120° from the complementary Viridian. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a8039 and #6f3980.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #803a4b is made of 49% red, 22% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Camelot has a hue angle of 345.43°, a saturation of 37.63% and a lightness of 36.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #803a4b is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 49.8% black ink.

HEX #803a4b
RGB Decimal rgb(128,58,75)
RGB Percentage 49%, 22%, 29%
CMYK 0, 27.45, 20.79, 49.8
HSL hsl(345.43,37.63%,36.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(345.43,54.69%,50.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.2384,32.0748,4.2395)
XYZ xyz(11.6851,8.1233,7.6087)
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