Pink Shade Color

#cd7584

Pink Shade 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 #328a7b
Complementary Color #74cdbe
Color Shade: cool red (349.77° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.14% (better contrasting with white)
Pink Shade Color Sample
Pink Shade Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cd7584

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Shade Color. The Kobi color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cherry Ice (#dd98a6) for more energetic effect. Try Eros Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#74cdbe is the best complementary color to Pink Shade. 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 #cd7584 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 #cd74af and #cd9174. Thus found on the left and right of #cd7584 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hopbush and Antique Brass colors as they work well with Pink Shade.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pink Shade palette consists of #74b0cd and #74cd91 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#74cdbe). Try Half Baked and De York colors in combination with #cd7584, 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 #cd7584 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 Pink Shade. Thus Moody Blue and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pink Shade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Downy, Wild Willow, and Lilac Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #cd7584 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. Pink Shade tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#74cdbe) 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 #84cd74 and #bd74cd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cd7584 is made of 45% red, 26% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Shade has a hue angle of 349.77°, a saturation of 46.81% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cd7584 is made of 0% cyan, 34.51% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 19.61% black ink.

HEX #cd7584
RGB Decimal rgb(205,117,132)
RGB Percentage 45%, 26%, 29%
CMYK 0, 34.51, 28.63, 19.61
HSL hsl(349.77,46.81%,63.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(349.77,42.93%,80.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.3131,36.1404,7.0067)
XYZ xyz(35.703,27.3677,25.2305)
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