Degas Pink Color

#b37e8c

Degas Pink is pale, 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 #4c8173
Complementary Color #7eb3a4
Color Shade: red magenta (344.15° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.8% (better contrasting with white)
Degas Pink Color Sample
Degas Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b37e8c

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Degas Pink Color. The Jugendstil Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Deep South (#b4989f) for more calm effect. Try Pale Petticoat as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7eb3a4 is the best complementary color to Degas 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 #b37e8c complementary color is Acapulco, 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 Turkish Rose are #b37ea6 and #b38a7e. Thus found on the left and right of #b37e8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Brandy Rose colors as they work well with Degas Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Degas Pink palette consists of #7ea6b3 and #7eb38a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7eb3a4). Try Bali Hai and Bay Leaf colors in combination with #b37e8c, 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 #b37e8c 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 Degas Pink. Thus Wild Blue Yonder and Olivine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Degas Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Acapulco, Green Smoke, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #b37e8c 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. Degas Pink tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#7eb3a4) and two others. The Olivine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Purple – 120° from the complementary Acapulco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cb37e and #a47eb3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b37e8c is made of 40% red, 28% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Degas Pink has a hue angle of 344.15°, a saturation of 25.85% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b37e8c is made of 0% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 15.3% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b37e8c
RGB Decimal rgb(179,126,140)
RGB Percentage 40%, 28%, 31%
CMYK 0, 20.79, 15.3, 29.8
HSL hsl(344.15,25.85%,59.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(344.15,29.61%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.4137,22.627,0.6881)
XYZ xyz(30.7849,26.3989,28.2839)
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