Salmon Pink Red Color

#e1958f

Salmon Pink Red is pale, 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 #1e6a70
Complementary Color #8fdae0
Color Shade: mid red (4.39° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.16% (better contrasting with white)
Salmon Pink Red Color Sample
Salmon Pink Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e1958f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Salmon Pink Red Color. The Carnation Coral color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Plushy Pink (#eab7a8) for more energetic effect. Try Shilo as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8fdae0 is the best complementary color to Salmon Pink Red. 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 #e1958f complementary color is Morning Glory, 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 Petite Orchid are #e08fb2 and #e0be8f. Thus found on the left and right of #e1958f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shocking and Calico colors as they work well with Salmon Pink Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Salmon Pink Red palette consists of #8fb1e0 and #8fe0be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8fdae0). Try Cornflower and Algae Green colors in combination with #e1958f, 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 #e1958f 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 Salmon Pink Red. Thus Chetwode Blue and Granny Smith Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Salmon Pink Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Morning Glory, Feijoa, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1958f 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. Salmon Pink Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#8fdae0) and two others. The Granny Smith Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Morning Glory. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8fe095 and #e08fda.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e1958f is made of 44% red, 29% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Salmon Pink Red has a hue angle of 4.39°, a saturation of 57.75% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1958f is made of 0% cyan, 29.81% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #e1958f
RGB Decimal rgb(225,149,143)
RGB Percentage 44%, 29%, 28%
CMYK 0, 29.81, 32.16, 11.76
HSL hsl(4.39,57.75%,72.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(4.39,36.44%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.1016,27.8871,14.9517)
XYZ xyz(46.7567,39.4856,31.1437)
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