Ardcoat is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #1d2120 |
| Complementary Color | #dee2e1 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (345° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Ardcoat Color. The Light Pink Polar 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 Piano Grey Rose (#cfc4c7) for more energetic effect. Try Mother of Pearl Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dee2e1 is the best complementary color to Ardcoat. 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 #e2dedf complementary color is Iron, 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 #e2dee1 and #e2dfde. Thus found on the left and right of #e2dedf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bon Jour and Swiss Coffee colors as they work well with Ardcoat.
The split-complementary Ardcoat palette consists of #dee1e2 and #dee2df colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dee2e1). Try Iron and Gray Nurse colors in combination with #e2dedf, 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 #e2dedf 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 Ardcoat. Thus Iron and Gray Nurse giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ardcoat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Iron, Quill Gray, and Mischka split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2dedf square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ardcoat tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#dee2e1) and two others. The Gray Nurse is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mischka – 120° from the complementary Iron. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dfe2de and #e1dee2.
In a RGB color space, hex #e2dedf is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Ardcoat has a hue angle of 345°, a saturation of 6.45% and a lightness of 87.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2dedf is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #e2dedf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(226,222,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 1.18, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(345,6.45%,87.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345,1.77%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.799,1.537,-0.018) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.8046,73.739,80.3133) |