Pink Pussycat is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #236060 |
| Complementary Color | #9edcdc |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Pussycat Color. The Balcony Rose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Miniature Posey (#e5beba) for more calm effect. Try Cavern Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9edcdc is the best complementary color to Pink Pussycat. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dc9f9f complementary color is Aqua Island, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Petite Orchid are #dc9ebd and #dcbd9e. Thus found on the left and right of #dc9f9f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Can Can and Cameo colors as they work well with Pink Pussycat.
The split-complementary Pink Pussycat palette consists of #9ebddc and #9edcbd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9edcdc). Try Aqua Island and Vista Blue colors in combination with #dc9f9f, 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 #dc9f9f 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 Pussycat. Thus Cold Purple and Celadon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pink Pussycat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aqua Island, Deco, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #dc9f9f square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pink Pussycat tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#9edcdc) and two others. The Celadon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Aqua Island. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9edc9e and #dc9edc.
In a RGB color space, hex #dc9f9f is made of 41% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Pussycat has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 46.56% and a lightness of 74.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dc9f9f is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dc9f9f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,159,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 30%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.92, 23.92, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(0,46.56%,74.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,27.73%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.2246,22.6772,8.9999) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1713,42.5151,38.4682) |