Pink Shade Granite Color

#a4877d

Pink Shade Granite is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #5b7882
Complementary Color #7d9aa3
Color Shade: warm red (15.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
Pink Shade Granite Color Sample
Pink Shade Granite Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a4877d

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Shade Granite Color. The Chocolate Curl color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Leather (#967059) for more energetic effect. Try Wild Cattail as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7d9aa3 is the best complementary color to Pink Shade Granite. Mid cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a4877d complementary color is Gumbo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pharlap are #a37d86 and #a39a7d. Thus found on the left and right of #a4877d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Gurkha colors as they work well with Pink Shade Granite.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pink Shade Granite palette consists of #7d86a3 and #7da39a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d9aa3). Try Regent Gray and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #a4877d, 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 #a4877d offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pink Shade Granite. Thus Kimberly and Amulet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pink Shade Granite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gumbo, Amulet, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4877d square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, mid cyan and cool magenta 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. Pink Shade Granite tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#7d9aa3) and two others. The Amulet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7da387 and #a37d9a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a4877d is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Shade Granite has a hue angle of 15.38°, a saturation of 17.65% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4877d is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #a4877d
RGB Decimal rgb(164,135,125)
RGB Percentage 39%, 32%, 29%
CMYK 0, 11.37, 15.29, 35.69
HSL hsl(15.38,17.65%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15.38,23.78%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.6967,9.434,9.5086)
XYZ xyz(27.6755,26.7011,23.0972)
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