Maroon Light is soft, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #40ce9f |
| Complementary Color | #30bf90 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (340.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Maroon Light Color. The Big Dip O’Ruby color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Strawberry Moon (#cf5570) for more calm effect. Try Geranium as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#30bf90 is the best complementary color to Maroon Light. 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 #bf3160 complementary color is Shamrock, 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 Hibiscus are #bf30a7 and #bf4830. Thus found on the left and right of #bf3160 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Red Violet and Mojo colors as they work well with Maroon Light.
The split-complementary Maroon Light palette consists of #30a7bf and #30bf49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#30bf90). Try Pelorous and Chateau Green colors in combination with #bf3160, 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 #bf3160 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 Maroon Light. Thus Cerulean Blue and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Maroon Light contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shamrock, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #bf3160 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Maroon Light tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#30bf90) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Heart – 120° from the complementary Shamrock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #60bf30 and #8f30bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #bf3160 is made of 57% red, 15% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Maroon Light has a hue angle of 340.14°, a saturation of 59.17% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bf3160 is made of 0% cyan, 55.68% magenta, 37.25% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #bf3160 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,49,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 15%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 55.68, 37.25, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(340.14,59.17%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(340.14,74.35%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.401,58.7041,6.9633) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6955,14.1175,12.4897) |