Mystic Maroon Color

#ad4379

Mystic Maroon is soft, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #52bc86
Complementary Color #42ad77
Color Shade: warm magenta (329.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.06% (better contrasting with white)
Mystic Maroon Color Sample
Mystic Maroon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ad4379

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Mystic Maroon Color. The Quinacridone Magenta color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pretty in Plum (#cc5588) for more energetic effect. Try Llilacquered as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#42ad77 is the best complementary color to Mystic Maroon. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ad4379 complementary color is Ocean Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Blush are #ac42ad and #ad4243. Thus found on the left and right of #ad4379 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vivid Violet and Apple Blossom colors as they work well with Mystic Maroon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mystic Maroon palette consists of #42adac and #43ad42 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#42ad77). Try Keppel and Apple colors in combination with #ad4379, 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 #ad4379 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mystic Maroon. Thus Steel Blue and Sushi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mystic Maroon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ocean Green, Husk, and Gigas split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad4379 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool 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. Mystic Maroon tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#42ad77) and two others. The Sushi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Studio – 120° from the complementary Ocean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78ad42 and #7642ad.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ad4379 is made of 48% red, 19% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Mystic Maroon has a hue angle of 329.43°, a saturation of 44.17% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad4379 is made of 0% cyan, 41.57% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #ad4379
RGB Decimal rgb(173,67,121)
RGB Percentage 48%, 19%, 34%
CMYK 0, 41.57, 20.39, 32.16
HSL hsl(329.43,44.17%,47.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(329.43,61.27%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.6305,48.8422,-8.4857)
XYZ xyz(22.6919,14.279,19.6493)
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