Pink Spinel 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 | #183635 |
| Complementary Color | #c9e6e5 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (358° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.71% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Spinel Color. The Grim Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Princess Elle (#f6e9ea) for more energetic effect. Try White-Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c9e6e5 is the best complementary color to Pink Spinel. 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 #e7c9ca complementary color is Botticelli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #e6c9d9 and #e6d7c9. Thus found on the left and right of #e7c9ca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Bone colors as they work well with Pink Spinel.
The split-complementary Pink Spinel palette consists of #c9d9e6 and #c9e6d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9e6e5). Try Botticelli and Skeptic colors in combination with #e7c9ca, 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 #e7c9ca 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 Pink Spinel. Thus Periwinkle Gray and Zanah giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pink Spinel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Kidnapper, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7c9ca square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pink Spinel tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#c9e6e5) and two others. The Zanah is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Snuff – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cae6c9 and #e5c9e6.
In a RGB color space, hex #e7c9ca is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Spinel has a hue angle of 358°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 84.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7c9ca is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #e7c9ca |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(231,201,202) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.77, 11.37, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(358,38.46%,84.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(358,12.99%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.4563,10.6978,3.3832) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.5023,63.0265,64.6428) |