Hollyhock Pink is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #3d5e4a |
| Complementary Color | #a1c2ad |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (323.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Hollyhock Pink Color. The Heather Violet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Opera Mauve (#b784a7) for more energetic effect. Try Joie De Vivre as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a1c2ad is the best complementary color to Hollyhock Pink. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c2a1b5 complementary color is Summer Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lily are #bea1c2 and #c2a1a4. Thus found on the left and right of #c2a1b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching London Hue and Thatch colors as they work well with Hollyhock Pink.
The split-complementary Hollyhock Pink palette consists of #a1c2be and #a4c2a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1c2ad). Try Opal and Norway colors in combination with #c2a1b5, 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 #c2a1b5 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hollyhock Pink. Thus Cadet Blue and Rainee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hollyhock Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Summer Green, Bison Hide, and Cadet Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2a1b5 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hollyhock Pink tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#a1c2ad) and two others. The Rainee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Summer Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4c2a1 and #ada1c2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2a1b5 is made of 36% red, 30% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Hollyhock Pink has a hue angle of 323.64°, a saturation of 21.29% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2a1b5 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #c2a1b5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,161,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 30%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.94, 5.1, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(323.64,21.29%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(323.64,17.01%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.6793,15.5192,-5.7602) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3335,40.2953,49.2099) |