Merlin's Cloak is pale, 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 | #76aa91 |
| Complementary Color | #558970 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (331.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Merlin's Cloak Color. The Wild Mulberry 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 Mixed Berry Jam (#6a4652) for more calm effect. Try Plum Harvest as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#558970 is the best complementary color to Merlin's Cloak. 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 #89556e complementary color is Como, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Strikemaster are #895587 and #895555. Thus found on the left and right of #89556e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Au Chico colors as they work well with Merlin's Cloak.
The split-complementary Merlin's Cloak palette consists of #558789 and #558955 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#558970). Try Smalt Blue and Hippie Green colors in combination with #89556e, 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 #89556e 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 Merlin's Cloak. Thus Kashmir Blue and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Merlin's Cloak contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Como, Clay Creek, and Waikawa Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #89556e square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Merlin's Cloak tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#558970) and two others. The Highland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Butterfly Bush – 120° from the complementary Como. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e8955 and #6f5589.
In a RGB color space, hex #89556e is made of 41% red, 26% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Merlin's Cloak has a hue angle of 331.15°, a saturation of 23.42% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #89556e is made of 0% cyan, 20.4% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #89556e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,85,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 26%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.4, 10.59, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(331.15,23.42%,43.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(331.15,37.96%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.6744,25.3358,-5.22) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3795,12.9412,16.3864) |