Pinch Me 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 | #37735b |
| Complementary Color | #8cc8b0 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (336° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pinch Me Color. The Fading Love color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Silk Ribbon (#c86e8b) for more energetic effect. Try Pink Nectar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8cc8b0 is the best complementary color to Pinch Me. 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 #c88ca4 complementary color is Shadow Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Viola are #c88cc2 and #c8928c. Thus found on the left and right of #c88ca4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Oriental Pink colors as they work well with Pinch Me.
The split-complementary Pinch Me palette consists of #8cc2c8 and #8cc892 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8cc8b0). Try Half Baked and De York colors in combination with #c88ca4, 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 #c88ca4 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 Pinch Me. Thus Polo Blue and Olivine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pinch Me contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow Green, Pine Glade, and Blue Bell split by 90° on the color wheel. #c88ca4 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pinch Me tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#8cc8b0) and two others. The Olivine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and East Side – 120° from the complementary Shadow Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4c88c and #af8cc8.
In a RGB color space, hex #c88ca4 is made of 40% red, 28% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pinch Me has a hue angle of 336°, a saturation of 35.29% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c88ca4 is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c88ca4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,140,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 28%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.53, 14.12, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(336,35.29%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(336,30%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.7364,26.3749,-3.472) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8983,33.7159,39.5269) |