Pinky Pickle 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 | #469271 |
| Complementary Color | #6cb998 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (333.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pinky Pickle Color. The Cranbrook color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ruby Shade (#a2566f) for more calm effect. Try Royal Heath as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6cb998 is the best complementary color to Pinky Pickle. 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 #b96d8e complementary color is Silver Tree, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #b96cb3 and #b9726c. Thus found on the left and right of #b96d8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuchsia Pink and Turkish Rose colors as they work well with Pinky Pickle.
The split-complementary Pinky Pickle palette consists of #6cb3b9 and #6cb972 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6cb998). Try Tradewind and Fern colors in combination with #b96d8e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #b96d8e 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 Pinky Pickle. Thus Ship Cove and Olivine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pinky Pickle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Tree, Gimblet, and Blue Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b96d8e square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pinky Pickle tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#6cb998) and two others. The Olivine 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 #8db96c and #986cb9.
In a RGB color space, hex #b96d8e is made of 42% red, 25% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pinky Pickle has a hue angle of 333.95°, a saturation of 35.19% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b96d8e is made of 0% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #b96d8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,109,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 25%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.8, 16.86, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(333.95,35.19%,57.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(333.95,41.08%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.2824,34.5321,-4.9901) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3587,23.2046,28.47) |