Ancient Magenta is soft, 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 | #6ac2aa |
| Complementary Color | #3d957d |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (343.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Ancient Magenta Color. The Diva Glam color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Valentino (#b64476) for more energetic effect. Try Red Wine Vinegar as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3d957d is the best complementary color to Ancient Magenta. 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 #953d55 complementary color is Ocean Green, 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 Vin Rouge are #953d81 and #95513d. Thus found on the left and right of #953d55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plum and Sepia Skin colors as they work well with Ancient Magenta.
The split-complementary Ancient Magenta palette consists of #3d8195 and #3d9551 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d957d). Try Calypso and Chateau Green colors in combination with #953d55, 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 #953d55 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 Ancient Magenta. Thus Chambray and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ancient Magenta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ocean Green, Sycamore, and Gigas split by 90° on the color wheel. #953d55 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. Ancient Magenta tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#3d957d) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Ocean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55953d and #7c3d95.
In a RGB color space, hex #953d55 is made of 51% red, 21% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Ancient Magenta has a hue angle of 343.64°, a saturation of 41.9% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #953d55 is made of 0% cyan, 34.51% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #953d55 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,61,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 21%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 34.51, 25.1, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(343.64,41.9%,41.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(343.64,59.06%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.5211,39.3528,4.4613) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7029,10.3829,9.7708) |