Fragrant Cherry is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #71aba3 |
| Complementary Color | #538e85 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (351.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fragrant Cherry Color. The Cryptic Light color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fruitful Orchard (#773b3e) for more energetic effect. Try Stravinsky as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#538e85 is the best complementary color to Fragrant Cherry. 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 #8e545c complementary color is Smalt Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Au Chico are #8e5379 and #8e6853. Thus found on the left and right of #8e545c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Leather colors as they work well with Fragrant Cherry.
The split-complementary Fragrant Cherry palette consists of #53798e and #538e69 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#538e85). Try Smalt Blue and Spring Leaves colors in combination with #8e545c, 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 #8e545c 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 Fragrant Cherry. Thus Waikawa Gray and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fragrant Cherry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Asparagus, and Butterfly Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e545c square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fragrant Cherry tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#538e85) and two others. The Hippie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b8e53 and #85538e.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e545c is made of 45% red, 26% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Fragrant Cherry has a hue angle of 351.72°, a saturation of 25.66% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e545c is made of 0% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #8e545c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,84,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 26%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.75, 19.61, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(351.72,25.66%,44.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(351.72,40.85%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.5578,25.1455,5.7392) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2574,12.8641,11.7514) |