Pink Granite is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #426168 |
| Complementary Color | #97b6bd |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Granite Color. The Smokey Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Barely Mauve (#ccbdb9) for more calm effect. Try Rubidium as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#97b6bd is the best complementary color to Pink Granite. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bd9e97 complementary color is Shadow Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Quicksand are #bd97a3 and #bdb197. Thus found on the left and right of #bd9e97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Heathered Gray colors as they work well with Pink Granite.
The split-complementary Pink Granite palette consists of #97a3bd and #97bdb1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97b6bd). Try Nepal and Summer Green colors in combination with #bd9e97, 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 #bd9e97 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pink Granite. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pink Granite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow Green, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bd9e97 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pink Granite tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#97b6bd) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Shadow Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97bd9e and #bd97b5.
In a RGB color space, hex #bd9e97 is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Granite has a hue angle of 11.05°, a saturation of 22.35% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bd9e97 is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bd9e97 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,158,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.16, 14.9, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(11.05,22.35%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.05,20.11%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.6556,10.3218,7.9214) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.799,37.5069,34.4728) |