Precious Garnet 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 | #488a83 |
| Complementary Color | #74b7b0 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Precious Garnet Color. The Beetroot Rice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Topinambur Root (#aa5c71) for more energetic effect. Try Slate Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#74b7b0 is the best complementary color to Precious Garnet. 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 #b7757c complementary color is Neptune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #b7749c and #b78f74. Thus found on the left and right of #b7757c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Sandal colors as they work well with Precious Garnet.
The split-complementary Precious Garnet palette consists of #749db7 and #74b78f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#74b7b0). Try Ship Cove and Silver Tree colors in combination with #b7757c, 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 #b7757c 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 Precious Garnet. Thus Wild Blue Yonder and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Precious Garnet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Olivine, and Purple Mountain's Majesty split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7757c square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Precious Garnet tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#74b7b0) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Neptune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7bb774 and #b074b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7757c is made of 43% red, 28% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Precious Garnet has a hue angle of 353.64°, a saturation of 31.43% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7757c is made of 0% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 23.13% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b7757c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,117,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 28%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.88, 23.13, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(353.64,31.43%,58.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.64,36.07%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.3324,26.8595,7.0108) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5278,24.2451,22.1923) |