Barney Color

#ac1db8

Barney is vivid, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #53e247
Complementary Color #28b81c
Color Shade: cool magenta (295.35° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 41.76% (better contrasting with white)
Barney Color Sample
Barney Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ac1db8

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Barney Color. The Telemagenta color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fuchsia Flair (#bb22bb) for more calm effect. Try Violet Eggplant as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#28b81c is the best complementary color to Barney. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ac1db8 complementary color is La Palma, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Seance are #5e1cb8 and #b81c76. Thus found on the left and right of #ac1db8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Purple Heart and Red Violet colors as they work well with Barney.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Barney palette consists of #1cb85e and #76b81c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#28b81c). Try Mountain Meadow and Lima colors in combination with #ac1db8, 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 #ac1db8 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Barney. Thus Java and Lucky giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Barney contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary La Palma, Bourbon, and Denim split by 90° on the color wheel. #ac1db8 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan 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. Barney tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#28b81c) and two others. The Lucky is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Blue – 120° from the complementary La Palma. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b8ac1c and #1c28b8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ac1db8 is made of 45% red, 8% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Barney has a hue angle of 295.35°, a saturation of 72.77% and a lightness of 41.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ac1db8 is made of 4.71% cyan, 60.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #ac1db8
RGB Decimal rgb(172,29,184)
RGB Percentage 45%, 8%, 48%
CMYK 4.71, 60.79, 0, 27.84
HSL hsl(295.35,72.77%,41.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(295.35,84.24%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.9286,71.0058,-49.0136)
XYZ xyz(26.1044,13.1101,46.502)
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