Kawaii is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #155443 |
| Complementary Color | #abe9d8 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (343.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Kawaii Color. The Pleasing Pink 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 soft alternative called Springtime Bloom (#db88ac) for more calm effect. Try Rose Glory as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#abe9d8 is the best complementary color to Kawaii. 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 #eaabbc complementary color is Cruise, 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 Kobi are #e9abdb and #e9b9ab. Thus found on the left and right of #eaabbc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Light Orchid and Zinnwaldite colors as they work well with Kawaii.
The split-complementary Kawaii palette consists of #abdbe9 and #abe9b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abe9d8). Try Regent St Blue and Padua colors in combination with #eaabbc, 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 #eaabbc 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 Kawaii. Thus Spindle and Tea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kawaii contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cruise, Caper, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #eaabbc 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. Kawaii tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#abe9d8) and two others. The Tea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Lilac – 120° from the complementary Cruise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bce9ab and #d8abe9.
In a RGB color space, hex #eaabbc is made of 39% red, 29% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Kawaii has a hue angle of 343.81°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eaabbc is made of 0% cyan, 24.7% magenta, 18.03% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #eaabbc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,171,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 29%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 24.7, 18.03, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(343.81,60%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(343.81,26.92%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.2219,25.5436,0.4577) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.5717,50.2491,54.2416) |