Artful Pink Color

#cc6c82

Artful 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 #33937d
Complementary Color #6cccb6
Color Shade: cool red (346.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.18% (better contrasting with white)
Artful Pink Color Sample
Artful Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc6c82

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Artful Pink Color. The Hibiscus Flower 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 saturated alternative called Iridescent Red (#cc4e5c) for more energetic effect. Try Kiss as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6cccb6 is the best complementary color to Artful 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 #cc6c82 complementary color is Downy, 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 Charm are #cc6cb2 and #cc856c. Thus found on the left and right of #cc6c82 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hopbush and Antique Brass colors as they work well with Artful Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Artful Pink palette consists of #6cb2cc and #6ccc85 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6cccb6). Try Downy and De York colors in combination with #cc6c82, 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 #cc6c82 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 Artful Pink. Thus Moody Blue and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Artful Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Downy, Wild Willow, and Blue Marguerite split by 90° on the color wheel. #cc6c82 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. Artful Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6cccb6) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Downy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #82cc6c and #b56ccc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc6c82 is made of 46% red, 24% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Artful Pink has a hue angle of 346.25°, a saturation of 48.48% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc6c82 is made of 0% cyan, 37.65% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc6c82
RGB Decimal rgb(204,108,130)
RGB Percentage 46%, 24%, 29%
CMYK 0, 37.65, 29.02, 20
HSL hsl(346.25,48.48%,61.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(346.25,47.06%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.2448,40.2449,5.1853)
XYZ xyz(34.2937,25.1742,24.1707)
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