Petit Pink is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #163227 |
| Complementary Color | #cde9de |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (336.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.88% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Petit Pink Color. The Amour Frais 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 saturated alternative called Muddy Mauve (#e4b3cc) for more energetic effect. Try Clichy White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cde9de is the best complementary color to Petit Pink. 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 #e9cdd8 complementary color is Skeptic, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Melanie are #e9cde5 and #e9d0cd. Thus found on the left and right of #e9cdd8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Oyster Pink colors as they work well with Petit Pink.
The split-complementary Petit Pink palette consists of #cde6e9 and #cde9d0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cde9de). Try Botticelli and Zanah colors in combination with #e9cdd8, 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 #e9cdd8 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 Petit Pink. Thus Periwinkle Gray and Zanah giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Petit Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Skeptic, Aths Special, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9cdd8 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Petit Pink tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#cde9de) and two others. The Zanah is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Snuff – 120° from the complementary Skeptic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8e9cd and #decde9.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9cdd8 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Petit Pink has a hue angle of 336.43°, a saturation of 38.89% and a lightness of 85.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9cdd8 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e9cdd8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,205,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 31%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 6.66, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(336.43,38.89%,85.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(336.43,12.02%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.9679,11.6125,-1.8529) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.8303,65.9441,74.1192) |