China Rose 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 | #57ae91 |
| Complementary Color | #51a78b |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (340° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to China Rose Color. The Nectar Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sugar Beet (#834253) for more calm effect. Try Tapestry as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#51a78b is the best complementary color to China Rose. 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 #a8516e complementary color is Silver Tree, 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 #a75199 and #a75f51. Thus found on the left and right of #a8516e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Matrix colors as they work well with China Rose.
The split-complementary China Rose palette consists of #5199a7 and #51a75f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#51a78b). Try Hippie Blue and Fruit Salad colors in combination with #a8516e, 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 #a8516e 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 China Rose. Thus Kashmir Blue and Chelsea Cucumber giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of China Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Tree, Chelsea Cucumber, and Butterfly Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8516e 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. China Rose tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#51a78b) and two others. The Chelsea Cucumber is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Silver Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6da751 and #8b51a7.
In a RGB color space, hex #a8516e is made of 47% red, 23% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode China Rose has a hue angle of 340°, a saturation of 34.94% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8516e is made of 0% cyan, 34.12% magenta, 22.74% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a8516e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,81,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 23%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 34.12, 22.74, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(340,34.94%,48.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(340,51.79%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.0903,38.9236,0.3008) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9054,15.3355,16.5574) |