Port Wine Red is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #7a8f83 |
| Complementary Color | #708579 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (325.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Port Wine Red Color. The Piano Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Merlin's Choice (#9f8898) for more energetic effect. Try Expressive Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#708579 is the best complementary color to Port Wine Red. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #85707c complementary color is Xanadu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Empress are #837085 and #857071. Thus found on the left and right of #85707c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mobster and Spicy Pink colors as they work well with Port Wine Red.
The split-complementary Port Wine Red palette consists of #708583 and #718570 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#708579). Try Sirocco and Xanadu colors in combination with #85707c, 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 #85707c offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Port Wine Red. Thus Rolling Stone and Camouflage Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Port Wine Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Xanadu, Bandicoot, and Storm Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #85707c square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Port Wine Red tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#708579) and two others. The Camouflage Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mobster – 120° from the complementary Xanadu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c8570 and #797085.
In a RGB color space, hex #85707c is made of 36% red, 30% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Port Wine Red has a hue angle of 325.71°, a saturation of 8.57% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #85707c is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #85707c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,112,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 30%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 3.53, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(325.71,8.57%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(325.71,15.79%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.5326,10.4236,-3.5519) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1051,18.0301,21.542) |