Melanie is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #1f483d |
| Complementary Color | #b6e0d5 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (343.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Melanie Color. The Haute Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Parrot Pink (#d998a0) for more energetic effect. Try Rosa Bonito as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b6e0d5 is the best complementary color to Melanie. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e0b7c2 complementary color is Jagged Ice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Blossom are #e0b6d6 and #e0c0b6. Thus found on the left and right of #e0b7c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Cavern Pink colors as they work well with Melanie.
The split-complementary Melanie palette consists of #b6d6e0 and #b6e0c0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6e0d5). Try Ziggurat and Fringy Flower colors in combination with #e0b7c2, 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 #e0b7c2 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Melanie. Thus Periwinkle Gray and Moss Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melanie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jagged Ice, Beryl Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e0b7c2 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Melanie tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#b6e0d5) and two others. The Moss Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prelude – 120° from the complementary Jagged Ice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1e0b6 and #d5b6e0.
In a RGB color space, hex #e0b7c2 is made of 37% red, 30% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Melanie has a hue angle of 343.9°, a saturation of 39.81% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e0b7c2 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #e0b7c2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(224,183,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 30%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.08, 11.76, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(343.9,39.81%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(343.9,18.3%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.2334,16.4809,0.01) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4116,53.6093,58.3607) |