Solid Pink Color

#c78b95

Solid Pink is pale, 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 #38746a
Complementary Color #8bc7bd
Color Shade: cool red (350° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.27% (better contrasting with white)
Solid Pink Color Sample
Solid Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c78b95

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Solid Pink Color. The Pink Manhattan color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Exotic Incense (#b86f73) for more calm effect. Try Art House Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8bc7bd is the best complementary color to Solid 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 #c78b95 complementary color is Half Baked, 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 Oriental Pink are #c78bb3 and #c79f8b. Thus found on the left and right of #c78b95 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Oriental Pink colors as they work well with Solid Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Solid Pink palette consists of #8bb3c7 and #8bc79f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8bc7bd). Try Glacier and De York colors in combination with #c78b95, 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 #c78b95 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 Solid Pink. Thus Blue Bell and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Solid Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Half Baked, Pine Glade, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c78b95 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. Solid Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#8bc7bd) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and East Side – 120° from the complementary Half Baked. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #94c78b and #bc8bc7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c78b95 is made of 41% red, 29% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Solid Pink has a hue angle of 350°, a saturation of 34.88% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c78b95 is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #c78b95
RGB Decimal rgb(199,139,149)
RGB Percentage 41%, 29%, 31%
CMYK 0, 23.53, 19.61, 21.96
HSL hsl(350,34.88%,66.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(350,30.15%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.9802,24.2796,3.8989)
XYZ xyz(38.2106,32.7773,32.7465)
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