Orchid Red Color

#ad878d

Orchid Red is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #527872
Complementary Color #87ada7
Color Shade: cool red (350.53° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.39% (better contrasting with white)
Orchid Red Color Sample
Orchid Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ad878d

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchid Red Color. The Coffee Custard color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Heather Rose (#ad6d7f) for more energetic effect. Try Concerto as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#87ada7 is the best complementary color to Orchid Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ad878d complementary color is Cascade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pharlap are #ad87a0 and #ad9487. Thus found on the left and right of #ad878d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Sandrift colors as they work well with Orchid Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Orchid Red palette consists of #87a0ad and #87ad94 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87ada7). Try Bali Hai and Bay Leaf colors in combination with #ad878d, 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 #ad878d 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 Orchid Red. Thus Bali Hai and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Orchid Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cascade, Locust, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad878d square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm 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. Orchid Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#87ada7) and two others. The Envy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Cascade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8dad87 and #a787ad.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ad878d is made of 39% red, 30% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Orchid Red has a hue angle of 350.53°, a saturation of 18.81% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad878d is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #ad878d
RGB Decimal rgb(173,135,141)
RGB Percentage 39%, 30%, 31%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 12.55, 32.16
HSL hsl(350.53,18.81%,60.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(350.53,21.97%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.0108,15.447,2.3564)
XYZ xyz(30.7053,28.1353,29.0116)
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