Old Pink Color

#c77986

Old Pink 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 #388679
Complementary Color #79c6ba
Color Shade: cool red (350° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.75% (better contrasting with white)
Old Pink Color Sample
Old Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c77986

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Pink Color. The Love Bird 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 Foxy Pink (#db95ab) for more energetic effect. Try Her Velour as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#79c6ba is the best complementary color to Old Pink. 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 #c77986 complementary color is Monte Carlo, 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 Puce are #c679ac and #c69379. Thus found on the left and right of #c77986 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Antique Brass colors as they work well with Old Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Old Pink palette consists of #79acc6 and #79c693 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#79c6ba). Try Glacier and De York colors in combination with #c77986, 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 #c77986 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 Old Pink. Thus Ship Cove and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Old Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Monte Carlo, Wild Willow, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #c77986 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. Old Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#79c6ba) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and East Side – 120° from the complementary Monte Carlo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #86c679 and #b979c6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c77986 is made of 44% red, 27% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Old Pink has a hue angle of 350°, a saturation of 41.05% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c77986 is made of 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #c77986
RGB Decimal rgb(199,121,134)
RGB Percentage 44%, 27%, 30%
CMYK 0, 30.59, 25.49, 21.96
HSL hsl(350,41.05%,62.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(350,39.2%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.4691,32.0357,5.974)
XYZ xyz(34.6936,27.5381,26.0411)
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