Mud Pink is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #233f3c |
| Complementary Color | #c0dcd9 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.78% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mud Pink Color. The Barely Rose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Whisper of Rose (#cda2ac) for more energetic effect. Try Birthday Candle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c0dcd9 is the best complementary color to Mud Pink. 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 #dcc0c3 complementary color is Jet Stream, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wafer are #dcc0d0 and #dccbc0. Thus found on the left and right of #dcc0c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Twilight and Wafer colors as they work well with Mud Pink.
The split-complementary Mud Pink palette consists of #c0d1dc and #c0dccb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0dcd9). Try Jungle Mist and Surf colors in combination with #dcc0c3, 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 #dcc0c3 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 Mud Pink. Thus Blue Haze and Pixie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mud Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jet Stream, Tana, and Lavender Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcc0c3 square combo is a palette of cool 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. Mud Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#c0dcd9) and two others. The Pixie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Snuff – 120° from the complementary Jet Stream. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c2dcc0 and #d9c0dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcc0c3 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Mud Pink has a hue angle of 353.57°, a saturation of 28.57% and a lightness of 80.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcc0c3 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dcc0c3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,192,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 9.8, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(353.57,28.57%,80.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.57,12.73%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.098,10.4066,2.1418) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.2152,56.855,59.5356) |