Pink Manhattan Color

#c16c7b

Pink Manhattan 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 #3e9384
Complementary Color #6cc1b2
Color Shade: cool red (349.41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.02% (better contrasting with white)
Pink Manhattan Color Sample
Pink Manhattan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c16c7b

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Manhattan Color. The Grenadine color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cashmere Rose (#ce879f) for more energetic effect. Try Holly Berry as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6cc1b2 is the best complementary color to Pink Manhattan. 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 #c16c7b 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 Contessa are #c16ca5 and #c1876c. Thus found on the left and right of #c16c7b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hopbush and Antique Brass colors as they work well with Pink Manhattan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pink Manhattan palette consists of #6ca5c1 and #6cc187 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6cc1b2). Try Glacier and De York colors in combination with #c16c7b, 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 #c16c7b 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 Manhattan. Thus Blue Marguerite and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pink Manhattan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tradewind, Wild Willow, and Blue Marguerite split by 90° on the color wheel. #c16c7b 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 Manhattan tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6cc1b2) and two others. The Mantis 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 #7ac16c and #b26cc1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c16c7b is made of 46% red, 25% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Manhattan has a hue angle of 349.41°, a saturation of 40.67% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c16c7b is made of 0% cyan, 33.34% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #c16c7b
RGB Decimal rgb(193,108,123)
RGB Percentage 46%, 25%, 29%
CMYK 0, 33.34, 27.45, 24.31
HSL hsl(349.41,40.67%,59.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(349.41,44.04%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.5762,35.3966,6.6858)
XYZ xyz(30.93,23.4926,21.6432)
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