Oyster Pink is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #163132 |
| Complementary Color | #cde8e9 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (2.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.88% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Oyster Pink Color. The Silver Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Borlotti Bean (#d9b1aa) for more calm effect. Try Mesa Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cde8e9 is the best complementary color to Oyster Pink. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9cecd complementary color is Botticelli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Oyster Pink are #e9cdda and #e9dccd. Thus found on the left and right of #e9cecd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Bone colors as they work well with Oyster Pink.
The split-complementary Oyster Pink palette consists of #cddae9 and #cde9dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cde8e9). Try Botticelli and Skeptic colors in combination with #e9cecd, 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 #e9cecd offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Oyster Pink. Thus Periwinkle Gray and Zanah giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oyster Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Kidnapper, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9cecd square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Oyster Pink tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#cde8e9) and two others. The Zanah is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cde9ce and #e9cde8.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9cecd is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Oyster Pink has a hue angle of 2.14°, a saturation of 38.89% and a lightness of 85.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9cecd is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e9cecd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,206,205) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 10.98, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(2.14,38.89%,85.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(2.14,12.02%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.9321,9.2601,3.945) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.695,65.874,66.9574) |