Pink Water Color

#e0c9c4

Pink Water is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #1f363b
Complementary Color #c3dbe0
Color Shade: mid red (10.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.35% (better contrasting with black)
Pink Water Color Sample
Pink Water Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e0c9c4

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Water Color. The Cloudy Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Vista (#cbacab) for more calm effect. Try Hazel Blush as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c3dbe0 is the best complementary color to Pink Water. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e0c9c4 complementary color is Botticelli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wafer are #e0c3cd and #e0d6c3. Thus found on the left and right of #e0c9c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Flare and Pearl Bush colors as they work well with Pink Water.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pink Water palette consists of #c3cce0 and #c3e0d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3dbe0). Try Periwinkle Gray and Edgewater colors in combination with #e0c9c4, 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 #e0c9c4 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pink Water. Thus Lavender Gray and Surf Crest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pink Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Pixie Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e0c9c4 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Pink Water tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#c3dbe0) and two others. The Surf Crest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3e0c8 and #e0c3db.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e0c9c4 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Water has a hue angle of 10.71°, a saturation of 31.11% and a lightness of 82.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e0c9c4 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 12.16% black ink.

HEX #e0c9c4
RGB Decimal rgb(224,201,196)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 10.98, 12.16
HSL hsl(10.71,31.11%,82.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.71,12.5%,87.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.7035,7.2298,5.4217)
XYZ xyz(61.5909,61.6061,60.8695)
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