Shiraz is soft, 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 | #7bd7cc |
| Complementary Color | #288479 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shiraz Color. The Emperor Cherry Red 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 soft alternative called Desirable (#a93435) for more calm effect. Try Burnt Crimson as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#288479 is the best complementary color to Shiraz. 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 #842833 complementary color is Lochinvar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Burnt Umber are #842861 and #844a28. Thus found on the left and right of #842833 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camelot and Nutmeg colors as they work well with Shiraz.
The split-complementary Shiraz palette consists of #286184 and #28844a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#288479). Try Calypso and Sea Green colors in combination with #842833, 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 #842833 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 Shiraz. Thus Bay of Many and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shiraz contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lochinvar, Olive Drab, and Meteorite split by 90° on the color wheel. #842833 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shiraz tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#288479) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eminence – 120° from the complementary Lochinvar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #338428 and #782884.
In a RGB color space, hex #842833 is made of 59% red, 18% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Shiraz has a hue angle of 352.83°, a saturation of 53.49% and a lightness of 33.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #842833 is made of 0% cyan, 36.07% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 48.24% black ink.
| HEX | #842833 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,40,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 59%, 18%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 36.07, 31.76, 48.24 |
| HSL | hsl(352.83,53.49%,33.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.83,69.7%,51.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.025,40.0196,15.4625) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8721,6.6621,3.8449) |