Iris Pink Color

#cab9be

Iris 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 #354641
Complementary Color #b9cac4
Color Shade: red magenta (342.35° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.88% (better contrasting with white)
Iris Pink Color Sample
Iris Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cab9be

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Iris Pink Color. The Sharp Pebbles color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Shady Pink (#c4a1af) for more energetic effect. Try Windflower as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b9cac4 is the best complementary color to Iris 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 #cab9be complementary color is Powder Ash, 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 Cold Turkey are #cab9c6 and #cabcb9. Thus found on the left and right of #cab9be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Silver Rust colors as they work well with Iris Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Iris Pink palette consists of #b9c6ca and #b9cabc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9cac4). Try Submarine and Powder Ash colors in combination with #cab9be, 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 #cab9be 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 Iris Pink. Thus Loblolly and Clay Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Iris Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Powder Ash, Kangaroo, and Gray Suit split by 90° on the color wheel. #cab9be 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. Iris Pink tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#b9cac4) and two others. The Clay Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chatelle – 120° from the complementary Powder Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #becab9 and #c4b9ca.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cab9be is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Iris Pink has a hue angle of 342.35°, a saturation of 13.82% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cab9be is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #cab9be
RGB Decimal rgb(202,185,190)
RGB Percentage 35%, 32%, 33%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 4.71, 20.78
HSL hsl(342.35,13.82%,75.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(342.35,8.42%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.6622,6.8955,-0.3502)
XYZ xyz(51.0003,50.9722,55.8658)
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