O Fortuna Color

#e1b8b5

O Fortuna 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 #1e474a
Complementary Color #b5dee1
Color Shade: mid red (4.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.61% (better contrasting with white)
O Fortuna Color Sample
O Fortuna Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e1b8b5

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to O Fortuna Color. The Rose Vapor 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 Fiesta (#edd8d2) for more energetic effect. Try Petite Orchid as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b5dee1 is the best complementary color to O Fortuna. 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 #e1b8b5 complementary color is Ziggurat, 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 Cavern Pink are #e1b5c8 and #e1ceb5. Thus found on the left and right of #e1b8b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Grain Brown colors as they work well with O Fortuna.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary O Fortuna palette consists of #b5c8e1 and #b5e1ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5dee1). Try Periwinkle Gray and Fringy Flower colors in combination with #e1b8b5, 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 #e1b8b5 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 O Fortuna. Thus Cold Purple and Moss Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of O Fortuna contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ziggurat, Beryl Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1b8b5 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. O Fortuna tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#b5dee1) and two others. The Moss Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Ziggurat. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5e1b8 and #e1b5de.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e1b8b5 is made of 38% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode O Fortuna has a hue angle of 4.09°, a saturation of 42.31% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1b8b5 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #e1b8b5
RGB Decimal rgb(225,184,181)
RGB Percentage 38%, 31%, 31%
CMYK 0, 16.08, 17.26, 11.76
HSL hsl(4.09,42.31%,79.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(4.09,19.56%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.2424,14.2732,7.0764)
XYZ xyz(56.5323,53.6247,51.0871)
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