Wishy-Washy Red Color

#e1dadd

Wishy-Washy Red is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, cool blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #1e2522
Complementary Color #dae1de
Color Shade: red magenta (334.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.86% (better contrasting with black)
Wishy-Washy Red Color Sample
Wishy-Washy Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e1dadd

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Wishy-Washy Red Color. The Tinge Of Mauve 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 Elusive Dream (#cdbfc6) for more energetic effect. Try Pink Linen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dae1de is the best complementary color to Wishy-Washy Red. 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 #e1dadd complementary color is Nebula, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bon Jour are #e1dae0 and #e1dada. Thus found on the left and right of #e1dadd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lola and Swiss Coffee colors as they work well with Wishy-Washy Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wishy-Washy Red palette consists of #dae0e1 and #dae1da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dae1de). Try Iron and Tasman colors in combination with #e1dadd, 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 #e1dadd 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 Wishy-Washy Red. Thus Iron and Gray Nurse giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wishy-Washy Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nebula, Quill Gray, and Mischka split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1dadd square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and cool blue 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. Wishy-Washy Red tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#dae1de) and two others. The Gray Nurse is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mischka – 120° from the complementary Nebula. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dde1da and #dedae1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e1dadd is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Wishy-Washy Red has a hue angle of 334.29°, a saturation of 10.45% and a lightness of 86.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1dadd is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #e1dadd
RGB Decimal rgb(225,218,221)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 2.75, 1.57, 11.76
HSL hsl(334.29,10.45%,86.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(334.29,3.11%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.6649,2.9188,-0.631)
XYZ xyz(69.1739,71.3708,78.5367)
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