Indian Pink Color

#ad5b78

Indian Pink is calm, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #52a487
Complementary Color #5bad90
Color Shade: red magenta (338.78° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.76% (better contrasting with white)
Indian Pink Color Sample
Indian Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ad5b78

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Indian Pink Color. The Choral Singer color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aged Wine (#895460) for more calm effect. Try Raspberry Pudding as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5bad90 is the best complementary color to Indian Pink. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ad5b78 complementary color is Silver Tree, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tapestry are #ad5ba1 and #ad665b. Thus found on the left and right of #ad5b78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Matrix colors as they work well with Indian Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Indian Pink palette consists of #5ba1ad and #5bad67 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5bad90). Try Hippie Blue and Fern colors in combination with #ad5b78, 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 #ad5b78 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Indian Pink. Thus Wedgewood and Chelsea Cucumber giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Indian Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Tree, Olive Green, and Scampi split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad5b78 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid 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. Indian Pink tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#5bad90) and two others. The Chelsea Cucumber is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Silver Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78ad5b and #905bad.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ad5b78 is made of 45% red, 24% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Indian Pink has a hue angle of 338.78°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad5b78 is made of 0% cyan, 32.15% magenta, 20.78% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #ad5b78
RGB Decimal rgb(173,91,120)
RGB Percentage 45%, 24%, 31%
CMYK 0, 32.15, 20.78, 32.16
HSL hsl(338.78,33.33%,51.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(338.78,47.4%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.1578,36.7704,-1.1699)
XYZ xyz(24.3648,17.7225,19.9059)
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