Orchid Kiss is calm, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #538b5b |
| Complementary Color | #73ac7b |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (308.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchid Kiss Color. The Lavender Herb color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Soft Impact (#b28ea8) for more calm effect. Try Mauve Magic as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#73ac7b is the best complementary color to Orchid Kiss. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ac74a4 complementary color is Aqua Forest, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bouquet are #9773ac and #ac7387. Thus found on the left and right of #ac74a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Purple and Turkish Rose colors as they work well with Orchid Kiss.
The split-complementary Orchid Kiss palette consists of #73ac97 and #88ac73 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#73ac7b). Try Acapulco and Chelsea Cucumber colors in combination with #ac74a4, 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 #ac74a4 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orchid Kiss. Thus Gumbo and Green Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orchid Kiss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aqua Forest, Sandal, and Bermuda Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #ac74a4 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orchid Kiss tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#73ac7b) and two others. The Green Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deluge – 120° from the complementary Aqua Forest. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4ac73 and #7b73ac.
In a RGB color space, hex #ac74a4 is made of 38% red, 26% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Orchid Kiss has a hue angle of 308.57°, a saturation of 25.23% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ac74a4 is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #ac74a4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,116,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 26%, 36% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.96, 3.14, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(308.57,25.23%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(308.57,32.56%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.0295,29.8074,-16.8252) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9595,23.9418,38.1641) |