Velvet Wine 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 | #65bca2 |
| Complementary Color | #439a80 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (342.07° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvet Wine Color. The Cockscomb Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Shattan Gold (#bb5577) for more energetic effect. Try Baroque Rose as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#439a80 is the best complementary color to Velvet Wine. 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 #9a435d 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 #9a4388 and #9a5443. Thus found on the left and right of #9a435d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rouge and Sepia Skin colors as they work well with Velvet Wine.
The split-complementary Velvet Wine palette consists of #43889a and #439a54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#439a80). Try Wedgewood and Chateau Green colors in combination with #9a435d, 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 #9a435d 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 Velvet Wine. Thus San Marino and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Velvet Wine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ocean Green, Sycamore, and Victoria split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a435d 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. Velvet Wine tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#439a80) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Ocean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c9a43 and #80439a.
In a RGB color space, hex #9a435d is made of 49% red, 21% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Velvet Wine has a hue angle of 342.07°, a saturation of 39.37% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a435d is made of 0% cyan, 34.12% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #9a435d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,67,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 21%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 34.12, 23.92, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(342.07,39.37%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(342.07,56.49%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.6943,39.0397,2.6732) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3094,11.6746,11.6971) |