Valentine is soft, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #5ac5b1 |
| Complementary Color | #39a590 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Valentine Color. The Red Pear color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Polished Apple (#862a2e) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#39a590 is the best complementary color to Valentine. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a53a4e complementary color is Keppel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Night Shadz are #a53983 and #a55b39. Thus found on the left and right of #a53a4e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Brown Rust colors as they work well with Valentine.
The split-complementary Valentine palette consists of #3983a5 and #39a55b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#39a590). Try Astral and Chateau Green colors in combination with #a53a4e, 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 #a53a4e offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Valentine. Thus Azure and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Valentine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Sushi, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a53a4e square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Valentine tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#39a590) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Keppel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4ea539 and #9039a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #a53a4e is made of 55% red, 19% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Valentine has a hue angle of 348.79°, a saturation of 47.98% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a53a4e is made of 0% cyan, 41.96% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a53a4e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,58,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 19%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.96, 34.12, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(348.79,47.98%,43.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348.79,64.85%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.5333,45.5925,12.0883) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4053,11.5755,8.472) |