Parlour Red Color

#a12d5d

Parlour Red 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 #5ed2a2
Complementary Color #2da071
Color Shade: red magenta (335.17° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.39% (better contrasting with white)
Parlour Red Color Sample
Parlour Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a12d5d

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Parlour Red Color. The Palace 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 Beetroot Purple (#cf2d71) for more energetic effect. Try Raspberry Jam as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2da071 is the best complementary color to Parlour Red. 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 #a12d5d complementary color is Jungle Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Night Shadz are #a02d96 and #a0362d. Thus found on the left and right of #a12d5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Red Violet and Stiletto colors as they work well with Parlour Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Parlour Red palette consists of #2d97a0 and #2da037 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2da071). Try Jelly Bean and Forest Green colors in combination with #a12d5d, 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 #a12d5d 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 Parlour Red. Thus St Tropaz and Olive Drab giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Parlour Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Green, Luxor Gold, and Governor Bay split by 90° on the color wheel. #a12d5d square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid 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. Parlour Red tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#2da071) and two others. The Olive Drab is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Daisy Bush – 120° from the complementary Jungle Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5da02d and #702da0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a12d5d is made of 54% red, 15% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Parlour Red has a hue angle of 335.17°, a saturation of 56.31% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a12d5d is made of 0% cyan, 45.49% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 36.86% black ink.

HEX #a12d5d
RGB Decimal rgb(161,45,93)
RGB Percentage 54%, 15%, 31%
CMYK 0, 45.49, 26.67, 36.86
HSL hsl(335.17,56.31%,40.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(335.17,72.05%,63.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.2771,51.1013,-0.6963)
XYZ xyz(17.6121,10.2442,11.405)
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