Meridian Color

#877272

Meridian is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #788d8d
Complementary Color #728787
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.82% (better contrasting with white)
Meridian Color Sample
Meridian Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #877272

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Meridian Color. The Light Shōchi Black color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Steel Wool (#777777) for more calm effect. Try Sonic Silver as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#728787 is the best complementary color to Meridian. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #877272 complementary color is Sirocco, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spicy Pink are #87727c and #877c72. Thus found on the left and right of #877272 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Empress and Makara colors as they work well with Meridian.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Meridian palette consists of #727c87 and #72877c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#728787). Try Raven and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #877272, 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 #877272 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 Meridian. Thus Storm Gray and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Meridian contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sirocco, Camouflage Green, and Mobster split by 90° on the color wheel. #877272 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, 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. Meridian tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#728787) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fedora – 120° from the complementary Sirocco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #728772 and #877287.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #877272 is made of 37% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Meridian has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 8.43% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #877272 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 47.06% black ink.

HEX #877272
RGB Decimal rgb(135,114,114)
RGB Percentage 37%, 31%, 31%
CMYK 0, 8.23, 8.23, 47.06
HSL hsl(0,8.43%,48.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,15.56%,52.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.9782,8.2017,3.0477)
XYZ xyz(19.0462,18.4004,18.4674)
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