Slate Pink Color

#b3586c

Slate Pink is calm, 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 #4ca793
Complementary Color #57b39e
Color Shade: cool red (346.81° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.35% (better contrasting with white)
Slate Pink Color Sample
Slate Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b3586c

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Slate Pink Color. The Eternal Flame 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 saturated alternative called Ode to Joy (#9d404a) for more energetic effect. Try Moonrose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#57b39e is the best complementary color to Slate 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 #b3586c complementary color is Tradewind, 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 Cadillac are #b35799 and #b37157. Thus found on the left and right of #b3586c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Santa Fe colors as they work well with Slate Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Slate Pink palette consists of #5799b3 and #57b371 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#57b39e). Try Hippie Blue and Fern colors in combination with #b3586c, 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 #b3586c 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 Slate Pink. Thus San Marino and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Slate Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tradewind, Olive Green, and Blue Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3586c 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. Slate Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#57b39e) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Tradewind. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6bb357 and #9e57b3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b3586c is made of 48% red, 23% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Slate Pink has a hue angle of 346.81°, a saturation of 37.45% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3586c is made of 0% cyan, 35.69% magenta, 27.85% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b3586c
RGB Decimal rgb(179,88,108)
RGB Percentage 48%, 23%, 29%
CMYK 0, 35.69, 27.85, 29.8
HSL hsl(346.81,37.45%,52.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(346.81,50.84%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.0637,38.9993,6.0118)
XYZ xyz(24.7869,17.6459,16.2869)
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