Wild Orchid Color

#d979a2

Wild Orchid 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 #26865d
Complementary Color #79d9b0
Color Shade: red magenta (334.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.27% (better contrasting with white)
Wild Orchid Color Sample
Wild Orchid Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d979a2

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Wild Orchid Color. The Pink Begonia 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 saturated alternative called Sultan of Pink (#e89bc7) for more energetic effect. Try Pretty in Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#79d9b0 is the best complementary color to Wild Orchid. 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 #d979a2 complementary color is Bermuda, 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 Charm are #d979d1 and #d98079. Thus found on the left and right of #d979a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Orchid and New York Pink colors as they work well with Wild Orchid.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wild Orchid palette consists of #79d1d9 and #79d980 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#79d9b0). Try Bermuda and Pastel Green colors in combination with #d979a2, 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 #d979a2 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 Wild Orchid. Thus Danube and Feijoa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wild Orchid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda, Yellow Green, and Chetwode Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #d979a2 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid 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. Wild Orchid tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#79d9b0) and two others. The Feijoa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Bermuda. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1d979 and #b079d9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d979a2 is made of 43% red, 24% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Wild Orchid has a hue angle of 334.38°, a saturation of 55.81% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d979a2 is made of 0% cyan, 37.65% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #d979a2
RGB Decimal rgb(217,121,162)
RGB Percentage 43%, 24%, 32%
CMYK 0, 37.65, 21.57, 14.9
HSL hsl(334.38,55.81%,66.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(334.38,44.24%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.5372,42.2375,-5.3536)
XYZ xyz(41.9742,31.0351,37.9605)
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