Amazon River Dolphin Color

#e6b2b8

Amazon River Dolphin 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 #194d47
Complementary Color #b2e6e0
Color Shade: cool red (353.08° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 80% (better contrasting with white)
Amazon River Dolphin Color Sample
Amazon River Dolphin Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6b2b8

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Amazon River Dolphin Color. The Light Light Blush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ruddy Pink (#e18e96) for more energetic effect. Try Alyssum as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b2e6e0 is the best complementary color to Amazon River Dolphin. 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 #e6b2b8 complementary color is Powder Blue, 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 Shilo are #e6b2d2 and #e6c5b2. Thus found on the left and right of #e6b2b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Light Orchid and Rose Fog colors as they work well with Amazon River Dolphin.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Amazon River Dolphin palette consists of #b2d2e6 and #b2e6c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2e6e0). Try Regent St Blue and Padua colors in combination with #e6b2b8, 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 #e6b2b8 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 Amazon River Dolphin. Thus Spindle and Celadon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Amazon River Dolphin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Powder Blue, Caper, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6b2b8 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. Amazon River Dolphin tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#b2e6e0) and two others. The Celadon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Lilac – 120° from the complementary Powder Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b8e6b2 and #e0b2e6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6b2b8 is made of 39% red, 30% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Amazon River Dolphin has a hue angle of 353.08°, a saturation of 50.98% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6b2b8 is made of 0% cyan, 20.4% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6b2b8
RGB Decimal rgb(230,178,184)
RGB Percentage 39%, 30%, 31%
CMYK 0, 20.4, 18.04, 9.8
HSL hsl(353.08,50.98%,80%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(353.08,22.61%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.3552,19.7592,4.2333)
XYZ xyz(57.2053,52.1245,52.3934)
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