Midsummer Dream is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #485a52 |
| Complementary Color | #a5b7ae |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (333.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Midsummer Dream Color. The Easter Rabbit color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gothic Amethyst (#a38b93) for more energetic effect. Try Shady Lady as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a5b7ae is the best complementary color to Midsummer Dream. Cool green shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b7a5ad complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pink Swan are #b7a5b6 and #b7a6a5. Thus found on the left and right of #b7a5ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shady Lady and Martini colors as they work well with Midsummer Dream.
The split-complementary Midsummer Dream palette consists of #a5b6b7 and #a5b7a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5b7ae). Try Tower Gray and Norway colors in combination with #b7a5ad, 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 #b7a5ad offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Midsummer Dream. Thus Gray Chateau and Bud giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Midsummer Dream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Eagle, and Santas Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7a5ad square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Midsummer Dream tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#a5b7ae) and two others. The Bud is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adb7a5 and #afa5b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7a5ad is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Midsummer Dream has a hue angle of 333.33°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 68.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7a5ad is made of 0% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b7a5ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,165,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.05, 3.92, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(333.33,11.11%,68.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(333.33,9.84%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.4657,7.9441,-1.7517) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5264,39.9947,45.1189) |