Pink Quince Color

#ab485b

Pink Quince is soft, 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 #54b7a4
Complementary Color #48ab98
Color Shade: cool red (348.48° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.65% (better contrasting with white)
Pink Quince Color Sample
Pink Quince Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ab485b

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Quince Color. The Dark Strawberry color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Terra Rosa (#bb6569) for more calm effect. Try Dark Crimson as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#48ab98 is the best complementary color to Pink Quince. 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 #ab485b complementary color is Keppel, 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 Hippie Pink are #ab488c and #ab6648. Thus found on the left and right of #ab485b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Pink Quince.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pink Quince palette consists of #488cab and #48ab66 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#48ab98). Try Steel Blue and Chateau Green colors in combination with #ab485b, 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 #ab485b 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 Pink Quince. Thus San Marino and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pink Quince contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Sushi, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab485b 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. Pink Quince tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#48ab98) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Studio – 120° from the complementary Keppel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5aab48 and #9848ab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ab485b is made of 51% red, 22% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Quince has a hue angle of 348.48°, a saturation of 40.74% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab485b is made of 0% cyan, 38.82% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 32.94% black ink.

HEX #ab485b
RGB Decimal rgb(171,72,91)
RGB Percentage 51%, 22%, 27%
CMYK 0, 38.82, 31.37, 32.94
HSL hsl(348.48,40.74%,47.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(348.48,57.89%,67.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.3017,42.3517,9.4237)
XYZ xyz(21.0003,14.048,11.5022)
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