Victorian Rose Color

#966b6f

Victorian Rose 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 #699490
Complementary Color #6a9692
Color Shade: cool red (354.42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Victorian Rose Color Sample
Victorian Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #966b6f

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Victorian Rose Color. The Fine Burgundy color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sunset Red (#7f5158) for more energetic effect. Try Maud as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6a9692 is the best complementary color to Victorian Rose. 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 #966b6f complementary color is Juniper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rose are #966a84 and #967c6a. Thus found on the left and right of #966b6f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Cement colors as they work well with Victorian Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Victorian Rose palette consists of #6a8496 and #6a967c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a9692). Try Lynch and Viridian Green colors in combination with #966b6f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #966b6f 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 Victorian Rose. Thus Kimberly and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Victorian Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Juniper, Avocado, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #966b6f square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Victorian Rose tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6a9692) and two others. The Highland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Juniper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e966a and #926a96.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #966b6f is made of 41% red, 29% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Victorian Rose has a hue angle of 354.42°, a saturation of 17% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #966b6f is made of 0% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 41.18% black ink.

HEX #966b6f
RGB Decimal rgb(150,107,111)
RGB Percentage 41%, 29%, 30%
CMYK 0, 16.86, 15.29, 41.18
HSL hsl(354.42,17%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354.42,28.67%,58.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.6741,17.7695,4.5939)
XYZ xyz(20.7046,18.1471,17.4504)
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