Cherry Pie is calm, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, warm cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #c8d2ad |
| Complementary Color | #48512d |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (256.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Cherry Pie Color. The Geode color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Opera Blue (#453e6e) for more calm effect. Try Succinct Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#48512d is the best complementary color to Cherry Pie. Mid yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #372d52 complementary color is Woodland, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Martinique are #2d3551 and #492d51. Thus found on the left and right of #372d52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pickled Bluewood and Voodoo colors as they work well with Cherry Pie.
The split-complementary Cherry Pie palette consists of #35512d and #51492d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#48512d). Try Tom Thumb and Millbrook colors in combination with #372d52, 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 #372d52 offers a combination of cool green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cherry Pie. Thus Killarney and Millbrook giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cherry Pie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodland, Livid Brown, and Stromboli split by 90° on the color wheel. #372d52 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, mid yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cherry Pie tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#48512d) and two others. The Millbrook is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pickled Bluewood – 120° from the complementary Woodland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51362d and #2d4851.
In a RGB color space, hex #372d52 is made of 30% red, 25% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Cherry Pie has a hue angle of 256.22°, a saturation of 29.13% and a lightness of 24.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #372d52 is made of 10.59% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.84% black ink.
| HEX | #372d52 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(55,45,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 25%, 45% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 14.51, 0, 67.84 |
| HSL | hsl(256.22,29.13%,24.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(256.22,45.12%,32.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.2006,14.1038,-21.0235) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.0369,3.2982,8.4065) |