Pink Flame Color

#b55a63

Pink Flame 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 #4aa59c
Complementary Color #59b5ab
Color Shade: cool red (354.07° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.14% (better contrasting with white)
Pink Flame Color Sample
Pink Flame Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b55a63

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Flame Color. The Dusty Rose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Begonia Rose (#c3797f) for more energetic effect. Try No More Drama as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#59b5ab is the best complementary color to Pink Flame. 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 #b55a63 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 Matrix are #b55990 and #b57e59. Thus found on the left and right of #b55a63 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Muddy Waters colors as they work well with Pink Flame.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pink Flame palette consists of #5990b5 and #59b57e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#59b5ab). Try Hippie Blue and Silver Tree colors in combination with #b55a63, 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 #b55a63 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 Flame. Thus Blue Violet and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pink Flame contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tradewind, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b55a63 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 Flame tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#59b5ab) 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 #62b559 and #ab59b5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b55a63 is made of 49% red, 24% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Flame has a hue angle of 354.07°, a saturation of 38.08% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b55a63 is made of 0% cyan, 35.69% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #b55a63
RGB Decimal rgb(181,90,99)
RGB Percentage 49%, 24%, 27%
CMYK 0, 35.69, 32.16, 29.02
HSL hsl(354.07,38.08%,53.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354.07,50.28%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.5409,37.7031,12.1282)
XYZ xyz(24.9644,18.0369,13.9701)
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