Viennese 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 | #737e7a |
| Complementary Color | #818c88 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (338.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Viennese Color. The Metamorphosis color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Shady Lady (#9f9b9d) for more calm effect. Try Velvet Slipper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#818c88 is the best complementary color to Viennese. 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 #8c8185 complementary color is Gunsmoke, 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 Suva Gray are #8c818a and #8c8281. Thus found on the left and right of #8c8185 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monsoon and Hurricane colors as they work well with Viennese.
The split-complementary Viennese palette consists of #818a8c and #818c82 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#818c88). Try Oslo Gray and Stack colors in combination with #8c8185, 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 #8c8185 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 Viennese. Thus Oslo Gray and Stack giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Viennese contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gunsmoke, Bitter, and Jumbo split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c8185 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. Viennese tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#818c88) and two others. The Stack is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mamba – 120° from the complementary Gunsmoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #858c81 and #88818c.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c8185 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Viennese has a hue angle of 338.18°, a saturation of 4.56% and a lightness of 52.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c8185 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #8c8185 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,129,133) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 2.74, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(338.18,4.56%,52.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(338.18,7.86%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.0408,4.9111,-0.6611) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8991,22.9694,25.4169) |