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) |
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.
#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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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) |