Kangaroo Paw is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #21353a |
| Complementary Color | #c5d9dd |
| Color Shade: | mid red (12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Kangaroo Paw Color. The Forever Faithful color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Winged Victory (#ebe4e2) for more calm effect. Try Victoriana as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c5d9dd is the best complementary color to Kangaroo Paw. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #decac5 complementary color is Jungle Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wafer are #ddc5cc and #ddd6c5. Thus found on the left and right of #decac5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Kangaroo Paw.
The split-complementary Kangaroo Paw palette consists of #c5ccdd and #c5ddd6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5d9dd). Try Blue Haze and Paris White colors in combination with #decac5, 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 #decac5 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kangaroo Paw. Thus Blue Haze and Sea Mist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kangaroo Paw contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Mist, Pale Leaf, and Lavender Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #decac5 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kangaroo Paw tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#c5d9dd) and two others. The Sea Mist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thistle – 120° from the complementary Jungle Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5ddca and #ddc5d9.
In a RGB color space, hex #decac5 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Kangaroo Paw has a hue angle of 12°, a saturation of 27.47% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #decac5 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #decac5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,202,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 9.81, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(12,27.47%,82.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(12,11.26%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.8079,6.1508,5.0168) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.3228,61.8019,61.5202) |