Centennial Rose is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #4c5859 |
| Complementary Color | #a6b2b3 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Centennial Rose Color. The Dreamscape Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Weathered Stone (#c4c4c4) for more calm effect. Try Lunar Rock as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a6b2b3 is the best complementary color to Centennial Rose. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b3a7a6 complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Martini are #b3a6ab and #b3ada6. Thus found on the left and right of #b3a7a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Cloudy colors as they work well with Centennial Rose.
The split-complementary Centennial Rose palette consists of #a6abb3 and #a6b3ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6b2b3). Try Gray Chateau and Edward colors in combination with #b3a7a6, 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 #b3a7a6 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Centennial Rose. Thus Spun Pearl and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Centennial Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Bud, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3a7a6 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Centennial Rose tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#a6b2b3) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6b3a7 and #b3a6b2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b3a7a6 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Centennial Rose has a hue angle of 4.62°, a saturation of 7.88% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3a7a6 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #b3a7a6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,167,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 5.1, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(4.62,7.88%,67.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.62,7.26%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.4512,4.1464,2.0642) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2921,39.9743,41.7213) |