Old Geranium is calm, 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 | #399878 |
| Complementary Color | #67c5a6 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (339.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Geranium Color. The Glamorous color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lickedy Lick (#b4496c) for more calm effect. Try Lilac Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#67c5a6 is the best complementary color to Old Geranium. 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 #c66787 complementary color is Downy, 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 Contessa are #c567b6 and #c57667. Thus found on the left and right of #c66787 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuchsia Pink and Contessa colors as they work well with Old Geranium.
The split-complementary Old Geranium palette consists of #67b6c5 and #67c576 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#67c5a6). Try Fountain Blue and Mantis colors in combination with #c66787, 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 #c66787 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 Old Geranium. Thus Danube and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Geranium contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Downy, Wild Willow, and Blue Marguerite split by 90° on the color wheel. #c66787 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. Old Geranium tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#67c5a6) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Downy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #87c567 and #a567c5.
In a RGB color space, hex #c66787 is made of 45% red, 24% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Old Geranium has a hue angle of 339.79°, a saturation of 45.45% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c66787 is made of 0% cyan, 37.26% magenta, 24.71% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c66787 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,103,135) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 24%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 37.26, 24.71, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(339.79,45.45%,59.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(339.79,47.98%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.5385,41.3257,-0.3153) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5121,23.4555,25.7355) |