Middle Safflower 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 | #37ae86 |
| Complementary Color | #51c79f |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (339.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Middle Safflower Color. The Devilish Diva color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Camellia Pink (#cd739d) for more calm effect. Try Raspberry Wine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#51c79f is the best complementary color to Middle Safflower. 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 #c85179 complementary color is Puerto Rico, 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 Mulberry are #c751b4 and #c76451. Thus found on the left and right of #c85179 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuchsia Pink and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown colors as they work well with Middle Safflower.
The split-complementary Middle Safflower palette consists of #51b4c7 and #51c764 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#51c79f). Try Fountain Blue and Emerald colors in combination with #c85179, 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 #c85179 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 Middle Safflower. Thus Indigo and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Middle Safflower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Celery, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c85179 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. Middle Safflower tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#51c79f) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Puerto Rico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78c751 and #a051c7.
In a RGB color space, hex #c85179 is made of 50% red, 20% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Middle Safflower has a hue angle of 339.83°, a saturation of 51.97% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c85179 is made of 0% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c85179 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,81,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 20%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 46.67, 30.98, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(339.83,51.97%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(339.83,59.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.3185,51.0705,1.869) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.213,19.5447,20.2693) |