Pomelo Red Color

#e38fac

Pomelo Red is calm, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #1c7053
Complementary Color #8fe2c5
Color Shade: red magenta (339.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.55% (better contrasting with white)
Pomelo Red Color Sample
Pomelo Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e38fac

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pomelo Red Color. The Fallen Blossoms color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Strawberry Milkshake (#d47186) for more calm effect. Try Athena Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8fe2c5 is the best complementary color to Pomelo 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 #e38fac complementary color is Algae Green, 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 Shocking are #e28fd6 and #e29b8f. Thus found on the left and right of #e38fac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Light Orchid and Tonys Pink colors as they work well with Pomelo Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pomelo Red palette consists of #8fd6e2 and #8fe29b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8fe2c5). Try Riptide and Granny Smith Apple colors in combination with #e38fac, 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 #e38fac 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 Pomelo Red. Thus Dull Lavender and Granny Smith Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pomelo Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Algae Green, Zombie, and Dull Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e38fac square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid 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. Pomelo Red tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#8fe2c5) and two others. The Granny Smith Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Algae Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ace28f and #c58fe2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e38fac is made of 42% red, 26% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pomelo Red has a hue angle of 339.29°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e38fac is made of 0% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 10.98% black ink.

HEX #e38fac
RGB Decimal rgb(227,143,172)
RGB Percentage 42%, 26%, 32%
CMYK 0, 32.94, 21.57, 10.98
HSL hsl(339.29,60%,72.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(339.29,37%,89.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.7182,35.6102,-1.7627)
XYZ xyz(48.9474,38.9544,43.9689)
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