Captivating is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #273531 |
| Complementary Color | #cad8d3 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (342.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.96% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Captivating Color. The Violet Ice color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Velvet Ears (#c5adb4) for more energetic effect. Try Izmir Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cad8d3 is the best complementary color to Captivating. 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 #d8cace complementary color is Conch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swiss Coffee are #d8cad5 and #d8ccca. Thus found on the left and right of #d8cace on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lola and Swiss Coffee colors as they work well with Captivating.
The split-complementary Captivating palette consists of #cad5d8 and #cad8cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cad8d3). Try Tiara and Tasman colors in combination with #d8cace, 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 #d8cace 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 Captivating. Thus Ghost and Tasman giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Captivating contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Conch, Moon Mist, and Mischka split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8cace square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Captivating tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#cad8d3) and two others. The Tasman is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Suit – 120° from the complementary Conch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ced8ca and #d3cad8.
In a RGB color space, hex #d8cace is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Captivating has a hue angle of 342.86°, a saturation of 15.22% and a lightness of 81.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8cace is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 3.93% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #d8cace |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(216,202,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 3.93, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(342.86,15.22%,81.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(342.86,6.48%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.5377,5.5641,-0.2455) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.58,61.2962,67.031) |