Malaga is calm, 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 | #60af96 |
| Complementary Color | #509f85 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (341.01° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Malaga Color. The Nocturne Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Beauty Queen (#be5c87) for more energetic effect. Try Wild Ginger as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#509f85 is the best complementary color to Malaga. 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 #9f5069 complementary color is Aqua Forest, 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 Cadillac are #9f5090 and #9f5e50. Thus found on the left and right of #9f5069 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Matrix colors as they work well with Malaga.
The split-complementary Malaga palette consists of #50909f and #509f5e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#509f85). Try Wedgewood and Fruit Salad colors in combination with #9f5069, 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 #9f5069 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 Malaga. Thus Kashmir Blue and Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Malaga contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aqua Forest, Chelsea Cucumber, and Butterfly Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f5069 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. Malaga tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#509f85) and two others. The Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Aqua Forest. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #699f50 and #85509f.
In a RGB color space, hex #9f5069 is made of 46% red, 23% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Malaga has a hue angle of 341.01°, a saturation of 33.05% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f5069 is made of 0% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 21.17% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #9f5069 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,80,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 23%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.98, 21.17, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(341.01,33.05%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(341.01,49.69%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.4162,35.5689,0.7519) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7165,14.1282,15.0524) |