Grim Pink is pale, 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 | #215250 |
| Complementary Color | #acdedc |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Grim Pink Color. The Petite Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pink Spinel (#e7c9ca) for more calm effect. Try Martini East as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#acdedc is the best complementary color to Grim 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 #deadaf complementary color is Aqua Island, 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 Blossom are #deacc7 and #dec3ac. Thus found on the left and right of #deadaf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Cameo colors as they work well with Grim Pink.
The split-complementary Grim Pink palette consists of #acc7de and #acdec3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acdedc). Try Pigeon Post and Fringy Flower colors in combination with #deadaf, 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 #deadaf 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 Grim Pink. Thus Cold Purple and Moss Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grim Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aqua Island, Sprout, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #deadaf 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. Grim Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#acdedc) and two others. The Moss Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Aqua Island. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aedeac and #dcacde.
In a RGB color space, hex #deadaf is made of 39% red, 30% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Grim Pink has a hue angle of 357.55°, a saturation of 42.61% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #deadaf is made of 0% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #deadaf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,173,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 30%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.22, 18.43, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(357.55,42.61%,77.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.55,22.07%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.1466,18.1664,5.8512) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8056,48.5119,47.138) |