Marker Pink Color

#e3969b

Marker Pink is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #1c6964
Complementary Color #96e3de
Color Shade: cool red (356.1° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 73.92% (better contrasting with white)
Marker Pink Color Sample
Marker Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e3969b

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Marker Pink Color. The Premium Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Naked Light (#e9b6c1) for more calm effect. Try Marzipan Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#96e3de is the best complementary color to Marker Pink. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3969b complementary color is Water Leaf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Petite Orchid are #e396c1 and #e3b796. Thus found on the left and right of #e3969b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shocking and Calico colors as they work well with Marker Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Marker Pink palette consists of #96c1e3 and #96e3b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#96e3de). Try Cornflower and Algae Green colors in combination with #e3969b, 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 #e3969b offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Marker Pink. Thus Dull Lavender and Granny Smith Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Marker Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Water Leaf, Yellow Green, and Dull Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3969b square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm 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. Marker Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#96e3de) and two others. The Granny Smith Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Water Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9be396 and #de96e3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e3969b is made of 43% red, 28% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Marker Pink has a hue angle of 356.1°, a saturation of 57.89% and a lightness of 73.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3969b is made of 0% cyan, 30.2% magenta, 28.24% yellow and 10.98% black ink.

HEX #e3969b
RGB Decimal rgb(227,150,155)
RGB Percentage 43%, 28%, 29%
CMYK 0, 30.2, 28.24, 10.98
HSL hsl(356.1,57.89%,73.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(356.1,33.92%,89.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.8313,29.5908,9.3396)
XYZ xyz(48.5013,40.5101,36.2733)
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