Dirty Pink Color

#ca7b80

Dirty 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 #35847f
Complementary Color #7bc9c4
Color Shade: cool red (356.2° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.73% (better contrasting with white)
Dirty Pink Color Sample
Dirty Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ca7b80

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dirty Pink Color. The Energy Peak color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sensuous (#b75e6b) for more calm effect. Try Cherry Ice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7bc9c4 is the best complementary color to Dirty 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 #ca7b80 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 Contessa are #c97ba7 and #c99d7b. Thus found on the left and right of #ca7b80 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puce and Tan colors as they work well with Dirty Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dirty Pink palette consists of #7ba7c9 and #7bc99d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7bc9c4). Try Glacier and De York colors in combination with #ca7b80, 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 #ca7b80 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 Dirty Pink. Thus Blue Marguerite and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dirty Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Monte Carlo, Wild Willow, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca7b80 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. Dirty Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#7bc9c4) 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 #80c97b and #c47bc9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ca7b80 is made of 45% red, 27% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Dirty Pink has a hue angle of 356.2°, a saturation of 42.7% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ca7b80 is made of 0% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #ca7b80
RGB Decimal rgb(202,123,128)
RGB Percentage 45%, 27%, 28%
CMYK 0, 30.98, 29.02, 20.78
HSL hsl(356.2,42.7%,63.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(356.2,39.11%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.1417,31.3295,10.435)
XYZ xyz(35.3364,28.281,24.0184)
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