Mars is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #529dbd |
| Complementary Color | #418cad |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mars Color. The Dark Marmalade color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Burled Redwood (#8f4c3a) for more calm effect. Try Gingerbread as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#418cad is the best complementary color to Mars. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ad6242 complementary color is Steel Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brown Rust are #ad4157 and #ad9741. Thus found on the left and right of #ad6242 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Pink and Husk colors as they work well with Mars.
The split-complementary Mars palette consists of #4157ad and #41ad97 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#418cad). Try San Marino and Keppel colors in combination with #ad6242, 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 #ad6242 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mars. Thus Royal Purple and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mars contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad6242 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mars tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#418cad) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41ad61 and #ad418c.
In a RGB color space, hex #ad6242 is made of 51% red, 29% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Mars has a hue angle of 17.94°, a saturation of 44.77% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad6242 is made of 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 41.96% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #ad6242 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,98,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 29%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.41, 41.96, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(17.94,44.77%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.94,61.85%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.5118,27.3122,31.1836) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5846,18.0129,7.4408) |