Bubblegum is soft, 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 | #158c72 |
| Complementary Color | #73ead0 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (346.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bubblegum Color. The Wewak color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aphrodisiac (#e35a63) for more calm effect. Try Smudged Lips as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#73ead0 is the best complementary color to Bubblegum. 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 #ea738d complementary color is Turquoise Blue, 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 Deep Blush are #ea73c8 and #ea9473. Thus found on the left and right of #ea738d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Magenta and Apricot colors as they work well with Bubblegum.
The split-complementary Bubblegum palette consists of #73c8ea and #73ea94 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#73ead0). Try Sky Blue and Pastel Green colors in combination with #ea738d, 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 #ea738d 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 Bubblegum. Thus Cornflower Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bubblegum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise Blue, Sulu, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ea738d 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. Bubblegum tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#73ead0) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Turquoise Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8dea73 and #d073ea.
In a RGB color space, hex #ea738d is made of 48% red, 23% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Bubblegum has a hue angle of 346.89°, a saturation of 73.91% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ea738d is made of 0% cyan, 46.66% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #ea738d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,115,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 23%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 46.66, 36.47, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(346.89,73.91%,68.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(346.89,50.85%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.075,48.4821,7.7327) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8701,31.677,28.9487) |