Flamingo Color

#e1634f

Flamingo is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #1e9cb0
Complementary Color #4fcce0
Color Shade: mid red (8.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.61% (better contrasting with white)
Flamingo Color Sample
Flamingo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e1634f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Flamingo Color. The Permanent Geranium Lake color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Thundelarra (#e88a76) for more energetic effect. Try Devilish as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4fcce0 is the best complementary color to Flamingo. 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 #e1634f complementary color is Viking, 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 Terracotta are #e04f83 and #e0ac4f. Thus found on the left and right of #e1634f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cranberry and Anzac colors as they work well with Flamingo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flamingo palette consists of #4f83e0 and #4fe0ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4fcce0). Try Havelock Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #e1634f, 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 #e1634f 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 Flamingo. Thus Royal Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flamingo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viking, Conifer, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1634f 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. Flamingo tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4fcce0) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Orchid – 120° from the complementary Viking. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4fe063 and #e04fcc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e1634f is made of 56% red, 25% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Flamingo has a hue angle of 8.22°, a saturation of 70.87% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1634f is made of 0% cyan, 49.42% magenta, 57.26% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #e1634f
RGB Decimal rgb(225,99,79)
RGB Percentage 56%, 25%, 20%
CMYK 0, 49.42, 57.26, 11.76
HSL hsl(8.22,70.87%,59.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.22,64.89%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.5553,47.7853,35.4783)
XYZ xyz(36.9245,25.4957,10.3722)
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