Chalk Pink Color

#e6c5ca

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

Inverse Color #193a35
Complementary Color #c4e6e1
Color Shade: cool red (350.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.73% (better contrasting with black)
Chalk Pink Color Sample
Chalk Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6c5ca

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chalk Pink Color. The Pink Booties 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 saturated alternative called Gaiety (#f4e4e5) for more energetic effect. Try Prom as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c4e6e1 is the best complementary color to Chalk 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 #e6c5ca complementary color is Jagged Ice, 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 Oyster Pink are #e6c4da and #e6d0c4. Thus found on the left and right of #e6c5ca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Bone colors as they work well with Chalk Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chalk Pink palette consists of #c4dae6 and #c4e6d0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4e6e1). Try Botticelli and Skeptic colors in combination with #e6c5ca, 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 #e6c5ca 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 Chalk Pink. Thus Periwinkle Gray and Zanah giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chalk Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jagged Ice, Beryl Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6c5ca 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. Chalk Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#c4e6e1) and two others. The Zanah is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prelude – 120° from the complementary Jagged Ice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9e6c4 and #e1c4e6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6c5ca is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Chalk Pink has a hue angle of 350.91°, a saturation of 39.76% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6c5ca is made of 0% cyan, 12.95% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6c5ca
RGB Decimal rgb(230,197,202)
RGB Percentage 37%, 31%, 32%
CMYK 0, 12.95, 10.98, 9.8
HSL hsl(350.91,39.76%,83.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(350.91,14.35%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.3894,12.4576,1.8231)
XYZ xyz(63.26,61.0198,64.3209)
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