Refined Rose Color

#af6879

Refined Rose is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #509786
Complementary Color #68af9d
Color Shade: cool red (345.63° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.71% (better contrasting with white)
Refined Rose Color Sample
Refined Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #af6879

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Refined Rose Color. The Pink Peppercorn color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Punch of Pink (#b68692) for more calm effect. Try Majestic Orchid as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#68af9d is the best complementary color to Refined Rose. Green cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #af6879 complementary color is Silver Tree, 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 Turkish Rose are #af689c and #af7a68. Thus found on the left and right of #af6879 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Coral Tree colors as they work well with Refined Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Refined Rose palette consists of #689caf and #68af7a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#68af9d). Try Hippie Blue and Aqua Forest colors in combination with #af6879, 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 #af6879 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 Refined Rose. Thus Wild Blue Yonder and Chelsea Cucumber giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Refined Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Tree, Green Smoke, and Deluge split by 90° on the color wheel. #af6879 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, green 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. Refined Rose tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#68af9d) and two others. The Chelsea Cucumber is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Silver Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79af68 and #9d68af.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #af6879 is made of 44% red, 26% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Refined Rose has a hue angle of 345.63°, a saturation of 30.74% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #af6879 is made of 0% cyan, 27.85% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #af6879
RGB Decimal rgb(175,104,121)
RGB Percentage 44%, 26%, 30%
CMYK 0, 27.85, 21.18, 31.37
HSL hsl(345.63,30.74%,54.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(345.63,40.57%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.281,30.5959,2.8157)
XYZ xyz(26.0807,20.3951,20.6512)
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