Liaison is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, mid blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #73c0ad |
| Complementary Color | #3f8c79 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (345.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Liaison Color. The Irresistible color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Clinker Red (#663145) for more calm effect. Try Old Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3f8c79 is the best complementary color to Liaison. 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 #8c3f52 complementary color is Viridian, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tosca are #8c3f78 and #8c523f. Thus found on the left and right of #8c3f52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Spicy Mix colors as they work well with Liaison.
The split-complementary Liaison palette consists of #3f788c and #3f8c52 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f8c79). Try Ming and Goblin colors in combination with #8c3f52, 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 #8c3f52 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 Liaison. Thus Chambray and Fern Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Liaison contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viridian, Sycamore, and Victoria split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c3f52 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm 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. Liaison tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3f8c79) and two others. The Fern Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Viridian. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #528c3f and #783f8c.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c3f52 is made of 49% red, 22% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Liaison has a hue angle of 345.19°, a saturation of 37.93% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c3f52 is made of 0% cyan, 30.19% magenta, 22.74% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #8c3f52 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,63,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 22%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.19, 22.74, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(345.19,37.93%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345.19,55%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.3711,34.7361,4.5168) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1157,9.7397,9.1186) |