Nirvana is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #5d6e64 |
| Complementary Color | #91a298 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (324.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Nirvana Color. The Gellibrand color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pinch Purple (#b4abaf) for more calm effect. Try Honed Steel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#91a298 is the best complementary color to Nirvana. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a2919b complementary color is Mantle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dusty Gray are #a091a2 and #a29192. Thus found on the left and right of #a2919b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Mist and Dusty Gray colors as they work well with Nirvana.
The split-complementary Nirvana palette consists of #91a2a0 and #92a291 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#91a298). Try Pewter and Envy colors in combination with #a2919b, 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 #a2919b offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nirvana. Thus Regent Gray and Lemon Grass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nirvana contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mantle, Gray Olive, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2919b square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nirvana tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#91a298) and two others. The Lemon Grass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Mist – 120° from the complementary Mantle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ba291 and #9891a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #a2919b is made of 35% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Nirvana has a hue angle of 324.71°, a saturation of 8.37% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2919b is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #a2919b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,145,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 31%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 2.75, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(324.71,8.37%,60.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(324.71,10.49%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.9111,8.1355,-2.9708) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9421,30.2987,35.2278) |