Down Dog is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #455046 |
| Complementary Color | #afb9b0 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (305.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Down Dog Color. The Heliotrope Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Veiled Violet (#b19bb0) for more energetic effect. Try Lilac Luster as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#afb9b0 is the best complementary color to Down Dog. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #baafb9 complementary color is Green Spring, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shady Lady are #b5afb9 and #b9afb3. Thus found on the left and right of #baafb9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chatelle and Pink Swan colors as they work well with Down Dog.
The split-complementary Down Dog palette consists of #afb9b5 and #b3b9af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afb9b0). Try Edward and Green Spring colors in combination with #baafb9, 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 #baafb9 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Down Dog. Thus Tower Gray and Mist Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Down Dog contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Spring, Tide, and Bombay split by 90° on the color wheel. #baafb9 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Down Dog tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#afb9b0) and two others. The Mist Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spun Pearl – 120° from the complementary Green Spring. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b8b9af and #b0afb9.
In a RGB color space, hex #baafb9 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Down Dog has a hue angle of 305.45°, a saturation of 7.38% and a lightness of 70.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #baafb9 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #baafb9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,175,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 0.39, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(305.45,7.38%,70.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(305.45,5.91%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.6289,5.7522,-3.6936) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3366,44.6018,52.1712) |