Arctic Rose Color

#b7abb0

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

Inverse Color #48544f
Complementary Color #abb7b2
Color Shade: red magenta (335° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.41% (better contrasting with white)
Arctic Rose Color Sample
Arctic Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b7abb0

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Arctic Rose Color. The Legendary Lilac color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called On the Nile (#b29aa7) for more energetic effect. Try Metamorphosis as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#abb7b2 is the best complementary color to Arctic Rose. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b7abb0 complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #b7abb6 and #b7abab. Thus found on the left and right of #b7abb0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shady Lady and Nobel colors as they work well with Arctic Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Arctic Rose palette consists of #abb6b7 and #abb7ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abb7b2). Try Tower Gray and Green Spring colors in combination with #b7abb0, 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 #b7abb0 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 Arctic Rose. Thus Aluminium and Green Spring giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Arctic Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Eagle, and Spun Pearl split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7abb0 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and cool 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. Arctic Rose tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#abb7b2) and two others. The Green Spring is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chatelle – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0b7ab and #b2abb7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b7abb0 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Arctic Rose has a hue angle of 335°, a saturation of 7.69% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7abb0 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 28.24% black ink.

HEX #b7abb0
RGB Decimal rgb(183,171,176)
RGB Percentage 35%, 32%, 33%
CMYK 0, 4.7, 2.74, 28.24
HSL hsl(335,7.69%,69.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(335,6.56%,71.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.0963,5.2048,-1.0214)
XYZ xyz(41.9278,42.3277,47.0345)
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