Salon Rose Color

#ab7878

Salon Rose is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #548787
Complementary Color #78aaab
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.06% (better contrasting with white)
Salon Rose Color Sample
Salon Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ab7878

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Salon Rose Color. The Italian Villa color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tuscan Clay (#aa5e5a) for more energetic effect. Try Mutabilis as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#78aaab is the best complementary color to Salon Rose. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ab7878 complementary color is Gulf Stream, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coral Tree are #ab7891 and #ab9178. Thus found on the left and right of #ab7878 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Sandrift colors as they work well with Salon Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Salon Rose palette consists of #7891ab and #78ab91 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#78aaab). Try Bermuda Gray and Bay Leaf colors in combination with #ab7878, 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 #ab7878 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 Salon Rose. Thus Kimberly and Amulet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Salon Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gulf Stream, Green Smoke, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab7878 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and warm 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. Salon Rose tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#78aaab) and two others. The Amulet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gulf Stream. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78ab78 and #ab78aa.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ab7878 is made of 42% red, 29% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Salon Rose has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 23.29% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab7878 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 32.94% black ink.

HEX #ab7878
RGB Decimal rgb(171,120,120)
RGB Percentage 42%, 29%, 29%
CMYK 0, 20, 20, 32.94
HSL hsl(0,23.29%,57.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,29.82%,67.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.5297,19.9647,7.9994)
XYZ xyz(26.9012,23.4469,20.8772)
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