Hidcote Color

#9c949b

Hidcote is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #636b64
Complementary Color #949c95
Color Shade: mid magenta (307.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 59.61% (better contrasting with white)
Hidcote Color Sample
Hidcote Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9c949b

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Hidcote Color. The Garden Flower color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Medieval Wine (#8c7d88) for more energetic effect. Try Veiled Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#949c95 is the best complementary color to Hidcote. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c949b complementary color is Mantle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Venus are #99949c and #9c9497. Thus found on the left and right of #9c949b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Mist and Dusty Gray colors as they work well with Hidcote.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hidcote palette consists of #949c99 and #979c94 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#949c95). Try Pewter and Lemon Grass colors in combination with #9c949b, 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 #9c949b offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hidcote. Thus Oslo Gray and Lemon Grass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hidcote contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mantle, Dawn, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c949b square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan 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. Hidcote tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#949c95) and two others. The Lemon Grass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Manatee – 120° from the complementary Mantle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9b9c94 and #95949c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9c949b is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Hidcote has a hue angle of 307.5°, a saturation of 3.88% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c949b is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #9c949b
RGB Decimal rgb(156,148,155)
RGB Percentage 34%, 32%, 34%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 0.4, 38.82
HSL hsl(307.5,3.88%,59.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(307.5,5.13%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.1807,4.2642,-2.6348)
XYZ xyz(30.2166,30.6143,35.3269)
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