Finest Blush Color

#dd8888

Finest Blush is calm, 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 #277
Complementary Color #88dcdc
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with white)
Finest Blush Color Sample
Finest Blush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd8888

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Finest Blush Color. The Coral Cloud 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 Tory Red (#d6685f) for more energetic effect. Try Joyful Poppy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#88dcdc is the best complementary color to Finest Blush. 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 #d88 complementary color is Bermuda, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #dc88b2 and #dcb288. Thus found on the left and right of #d88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shocking and Tumbleweed colors as they work well with Finest Blush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Finest Blush palette consists of #88b2dc and #88dcb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#88dcdc). Try Cornflower and Algae Green colors in combination with #d88, 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 #d88 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 Finest Blush. Thus Chetwode Blue and Granny Smith Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Finest Blush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda, Feijoa, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d88 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, 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. Finest Blush tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#88dcdc) and two others. The Granny Smith Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Bermuda. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88dc88 and #dc88dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd8888 is made of 45% red, 28% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Finest Blush has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd8888 is made of 0% cyan, 33.34% magenta, 33.34% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd8888
RGB Decimal rgb(221,136,136)
RGB Percentage 45%, 28%, 28%
CMYK 0, 33.34, 33.34, 13.33
HSL hsl(0,55.56%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,38.46%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.5599,32.4847,13.845)
XYZ xyz(43.0669,34.758,27.7317)
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