Heartbreaker Color

#cc76a3

Heartbreaker is calm, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #33895c
Complementary Color #75cc9e
Color Shade: warm magenta (328.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.14% (better contrasting with white)
Heartbreaker Color Sample
Heartbreaker Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc76a3

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Heartbreaker Color. The Gumdrop color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Exotic Lilac (#d198b5) for more calm effect. Try Soft Matte as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#75cc9e is the best complementary color to Heartbreaker. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cc76a3 complementary color is De York, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hopbush are #c975cc and #cc7578. Thus found on the left and right of #cc76a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender and Contessa colors as they work well with Heartbreaker.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Heartbreaker palette consists of #75ccca and #78cc75 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#75cc9e). Try Downy and Mantis colors in combination with #cc76a3, 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 #cc76a3 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Heartbreaker. Thus Polo Blue and Wild Willow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Heartbreaker contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary De York, Laser, and Moody Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cc76a3 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool 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. Heartbreaker tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#75cc9e) and two others. The Wild Willow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary De York. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3cc75 and #9e75cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc76a3 is made of 42% red, 24% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Heartbreaker has a hue angle of 328.6°, a saturation of 45.74% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc76a3 is made of 0% cyan, 33.73% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc76a3
RGB Decimal rgb(204,118,163)
RGB Percentage 42%, 24%, 34%
CMYK 0, 33.73, 16.08, 20
HSL hsl(328.6,45.74%,63.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(328.6,42.16%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.2829,39.5081,-9.4584)
XYZ xyz(37.9911,28.4386,38.1372)
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