Rouge Color

#ab1239

Rouge is deep, 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 #54edc6
Complementary Color #11ab84
Color Shade: red magenta (344.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.06% (better contrasting with white)
Rouge Color Sample
Rouge Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ab1239

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Rouge Color. The Vampire Fangs color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ruby Star (#bb1122) for more energetic effect. Try Electrifying Kiss as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#11ab84 is the best complementary color to Rouge. 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 #ab1239 complementary color is Mountain Meadow, 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 Shiraz are #ab1185 and #ab3711. Thus found on the left and right of #ab1239 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Violet Eggplant and Tabasco colors as they work well with Rouge.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rouge palette consists of #1185ab and #11ab37 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#11ab84). Try Blue Chill and Salem colors in combination with #ab1239, 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 #ab1239 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 Rouge. Thus Torea Bay and Christi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rouge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Meadow, Christi, and Blue Gem split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab1239 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. Rouge tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#11ab84) and two others. The Christi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Mountain Meadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #38ab11 and #8311ab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ab1239 is made of 70% red, 7% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Rouge has a hue angle of 344.71°, a saturation of 80.95% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab1239 is made of 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 44.71% yellow and 32.94% black ink.

HEX #ab1239
RGB Decimal rgb(171,18,57)
RGB Percentage 70%, 7%, 23%
CMYK 0, 60, 44.71, 32.94
HSL hsl(344.71,80.95%,37.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(344.71,89.47%,67.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.717,58.5647,20.5002)
XYZ xyz(17.7494,9.3859,4.7471)
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