Melancholy is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #276 |
| Complementary Color | #88dccc |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Melancholy Color. The Desert Rose color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Feverish (#dd6677) for more energetic effect. Try Kawaii as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#88dccc is the best complementary color to Melancholy. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d89 complementary color is Bermuda, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #dc88c3 and #dca188. Thus found on the left and right of #d89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shocking and Tumbleweed colors as they work well with Melancholy.
The split-complementary Melancholy palette consists of #88c3dc and #88dca1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#88dccc). Try Morning Glory and Algae Green colors in combination with #d89, 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 #d89 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Melancholy. Thus Chetwode Blue and Feijoa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melancholy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda, Yellow Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d89 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Melancholy tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#88dccc) 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 #99dc88 and #cb88dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #dd8899 is made of 43% red, 27% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Melancholy has a hue angle of 348°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd8899 is made of 0% cyan, 33.34% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dd8899 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,136,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 27%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.34, 26.67, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(348,55.56%,70%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348,38.46%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.9664,34.5753,4.8308) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3727,35.2804,34.6081) |