Nectarous Nectarine Color

#dd5566

Nectarous Nectarine is soft, 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 #2a9
Complementary Color #55dccc
Color Shade: cool red (352.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60% (better contrasting with white)
Nectarous Nectarine Color Sample
Nectarous Nectarine Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd5566

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nectarous Nectarine Color. The Bubblegum 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 soft alternative called Mullen Pink (#ca4042) for more calm effect. Try Hot Gossip as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#55dccc is the best complementary color to Nectarous Nectarine. 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 #d56 complementary color is Viking, 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 White are #dc55a9 and #dc8855. Thus found on the left and right of #d56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Blush and Di Serria colors as they work well with Nectarous Nectarine.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nectarous Nectarine palette consists of #55a9dc and #55dc88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#55dccc). Try Havelock Blue and Pastel Green colors in combination with #d56, 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 #d56 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 Nectarous Nectarine. Thus Royal Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nectarous Nectarine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viking, Conifer, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #d56 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. Nectarous Nectarine tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#55dccc) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Viking. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #66dc55 and #cb55dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd5566 is made of 54% red, 21% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Nectarous Nectarine has a hue angle of 352.5°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd5566 is made of 0% cyan, 53.34% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd5566
RGB Decimal rgb(221,85,102)
RGB Percentage 54%, 21%, 25%
CMYK 0, 53.34, 46.67, 13.33
HSL hsl(352.5,66.67%,60%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(352.5,61.54%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.8952,54.3816,18.6934)
XYZ xyz(35.4656,22.8285,15.1075)
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