Paper Hearts is soft, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #3b9 |
| Complementary Color | #43ccaa |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (345° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Paper Hearts Color. The Feverish color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Kiss and Tell (#d86773) for more energetic effect. Try Valentine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#43ccaa is the best complementary color to Paper Hearts. Warm cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c46 complementary color is Puerto Rico, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #cc43a9 and #cc6543. Thus found on the left and right of #c46 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Raw Sienna colors as they work well with Paper Hearts.
The split-complementary Paper Hearts palette consists of #43aacc and #43cc66 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#43ccaa). Try Shakespeare and Emerald colors in combination with #c46, 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 #c46 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 Paper Hearts. Thus Indigo and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paper Hearts contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c46 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Paper Hearts tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#43ccaa) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Puerto Rico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65cc43 and #aa43cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc4466 is made of 55% red, 18% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Paper Hearts has a hue angle of 345°, a saturation of 57.14% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc4466 is made of 0% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 40% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc4466 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,68,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 18%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 53.33, 40, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(345,57.14%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345,66.67%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.4122,56.0727,10.6853) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3672,17.9309,14.4836) |