Babe Color

#dc7b7c

Babe 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 #238483
Complementary Color #7adcdb
Color Shade: cool red (359.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.25% (better contrasting with white)
Babe Color Sample
Babe Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dc7b7c

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Babe Color. The River Rouge color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nectarous Nectarine (#dd5566) for more energetic effect. Try Tandoori Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7adcdb is the best complementary color to Babe. 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 #dc7b7c complementary color is Bermuda, 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 New York Pink are #dc7aac and #dcaa7a. Thus found on the left and right of #dc7b7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Charm and Tumbleweed colors as they work well with Babe.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Babe palette consists of #7aacdc and #7adcaa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7adcdb). Try Danube and Algae Green colors in combination with #dc7b7c, 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 #dc7b7c 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 Babe. Thus Chetwode Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Babe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda, Feijoa, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #dc7b7c 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. Babe tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#7adcdb) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Bermuda. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7bdc7a and #db7adc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dc7b7c is made of 47% red, 26% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Babe has a hue angle of 359.38°, a saturation of 58.08% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dc7b7c is made of 0% cyan, 38.03% magenta, 37.64% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #dc7b7c
RGB Decimal rgb(220,123,124)
RGB Percentage 47%, 26%, 27%
CMYK 0, 38.03, 37.64, 13.73
HSL hsl(359.38,58.08%,67.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(359.38,44.09%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.3696,37.6305,16.1814)
XYZ xyz(40.2362,30.8368,22.9002)
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