March Pink Color

#9a7276

March Pink is pale, 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 #658d89
Complementary Color #719a96
Color Shade: cool red (354° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.55% (better contrasting with white)
March Pink Color Sample
March Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9a7276

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to March Pink Color. The Rose Garland color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pretty Puce (#7b6065) for more calm effect. Try Gothic Spire as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#719a96 is the best complementary color to March Pink. 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 #9a7276 complementary color is Juniper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bazaar are #9a718a and #9a8271. Thus found on the left and right of #9a7276 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountbatten Pink and Arrowtown colors as they work well with March Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary March Pink palette consists of #718a9a and #719a82 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#719a96). Try Lynch and Oxley colors in combination with #9a7276, 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 #9a7276 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 March Pink. Thus Kimberly and Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of March Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Juniper, Battleship Gray, and Kimberly split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a7276 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm 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. March Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#719a96) and two others. The Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Juniper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #769a71 and #96719a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9a7276 is made of 40% red, 30% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode March Pink has a hue angle of 354°, a saturation of 16.53% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a7276 is made of 0% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 39.61% black ink.

HEX #9a7276
RGB Decimal rgb(154,114,118)
RGB Percentage 40%, 30%, 31%
CMYK 0, 15.68, 14.12, 39.61
HSL hsl(354,16.53%,52.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354,25.97%,60.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.0768,16.3893,3.971)
XYZ xyz(22.6138,20.2127,19.8491)
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