Wild Geranium 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 | #679586 |
| Complementary Color | #699888 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (340.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Wild Geranium Color. The Mohair Pink 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 Heather Violet (#b18398) for more energetic effect. Try Ordain as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#699888 is the best complementary color to Wild Geranium. 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 #986a79 complementary color is Patina, 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 Bazaar are #986990 and #987169. Thus found on the left and right of #986a79 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Copper Rose colors as they work well with Wild Geranium.
The split-complementary Wild Geranium palette consists of #699098 and #699871 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#699888). Try Gothic and Laurel colors in combination with #986a79, 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 #986a79 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 Wild Geranium. Thus Lynch and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wild Geranium contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Patina, Avocado, and Kimberly split by 90° on the color wheel. #986a79 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. Wild Geranium tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#699888) and two others. The Highland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Patina. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #799869 and #886998.
In a RGB color space, hex #986a79 is made of 40% red, 28% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Wild Geranium has a hue angle of 340.43°, a saturation of 18.25% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #986a79 is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #986a79 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,106,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 28%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.04, 12.16, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(340.43,18.25%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(340.43,30.26%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.9346,20.7061,-0.9445) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5541,18.3639,20.4977) |