Antique Pink Color

#c27a74

Antique Pink is calm, 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 #3d858b
Complementary Color #73bcc2
Color Shade: mid red (4.62° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.78% (better contrasting with white)
Antique Pink Color Sample
Antique Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c27a74

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Pink Color. The Persian Bazaar color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Italian Villa (#ad5d5d) for more calm effect. Try Tuscan Clay as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#73bcc2 is the best complementary color to Antique Pink. 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 #c27a74 complementary color is Glacier, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Contessa are #c27394 and #c2a173. Thus found on the left and right of #c27a74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puce and Twine colors as they work well with Antique Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Antique Pink palette consists of #7394c2 and #73c2a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#73bcc2). Try Ship Cove and De York colors in combination with #c27a74, 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 #c27a74 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 Antique Pink. Thus Blue Marguerite and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Antique Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, Olivine, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #c27a74 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Antique Pink tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#73bcc2) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Glacier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73c27a and #c273bb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c27a74 is made of 45% red, 28% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Pink has a hue angle of 4.62°, a saturation of 39% and a lightness of 60.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c27a74 is made of 0% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #c27a74
RGB Decimal rgb(194,122,116)
RGB Percentage 45%, 28%, 27%
CMYK 0, 28.24, 30.59, 23.92
HSL hsl(4.62,39%,60.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(4.62,40.21%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.6484,27.375,15.0881)
XYZ xyz(32.3601,26.6494,19.9613)
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