Rust Magenta is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #69997b |
| Complementary Color | #669678 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (322.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Rust Magenta Color. The Amazonian Orchid color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Antique Hot Pink (#b07f9e) for more energetic effect. Try Passive Royal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#669678 is the best complementary color to Rust Magenta. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #966684 complementary color is Viridian Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Strikemaster are #906696 and #96666c. Thus found on the left and right of #966684 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Trendy Pink and Copper Rose colors as they work well with Rust Magenta.
The split-complementary Rust Magenta palette consists of #669690 and #6c9666 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#669678). Try Patina and Highland colors in combination with #966684, 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 #966684 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rust Magenta. Thus Lynch and Avocado giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rust Magenta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viridian Green, Avocado, and Kimberly split by 90° on the color wheel. #966684 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rust Magenta tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#669678) and two others. The Avocado is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kimberly – 120° from the complementary Viridian Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #839666 and #786696.
In a RGB color space, hex #966684 is made of 39% red, 27% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Rust Magenta has a hue angle of 322.5°, a saturation of 19.05% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #966684 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #966684 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,102,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 27%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.82, 7.06, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(322.5,19.05%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(322.5,32%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.0722,24.1393,-8.7943) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4939,17.6527,24.1043) |