Shady Pink Color

#c4a1af

Shady Pink is pale, 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 #3b5e50
Complementary Color #a1c3b6
Color Shade: red magenta (336° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with white)
Shady Pink Color Sample
Shady Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c4a1af

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Shady Pink Color. The Foxglove color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bunny Soft (#d3bfc4) for more calm effect. Try Mauve Orchid as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a1c3b6 is the best complementary color to Shady Pink. 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 #c4a1af complementary color is Shadow Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lily are #c3a1c0 and #c3a4a1. Thus found on the left and right of #c4a1af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lilac and Thatch colors as they work well with Shady Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shady Pink palette consists of #a1c0c3 and #a1c3a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1c3b6). Try Opal and Spring Rain colors in combination with #c4a1af, 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 #c4a1af 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 Shady Pink. Thus Cadet Blue and Norway giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shady Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow Green, Thistle Green, and Logan split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4a1af square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid 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. Shady Pink tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#a1c3b6) and two others. The Norway is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and London Hue – 120° from the complementary Shadow Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afc3a1 and #b5a1c3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c4a1af is made of 37% red, 30% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Shady Pink has a hue angle of 336°, a saturation of 22.88% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4a1af is made of 0% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 23.14% black ink.

HEX #c4a1af
RGB Decimal rgb(196,161,175)
RGB Percentage 37%, 30%, 33%
CMYK 0, 13.72, 8.23, 23.14
HSL hsl(336,22.88%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(336,17.86%,76.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.6973,15.1875,-2.3827)
XYZ xyz(43.2477,40.3206,46.0607)
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