Be My Valentine Color

#ec9dc3

Be My Valentine is calm, 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 #13623c
Complementary Color #9decc5
Color Shade: red magenta (331.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.06% (better contrasting with white)
Be My Valentine Color Sample
Be My Valentine Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ec9dc3

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Be My Valentine Color. The Madder Rose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Parrot Tulip (#eebfd5) for more calm effect. Try Pink Chintz as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9decc5 is the best complementary color to Be My Valentine. 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 #ec9dc3 complementary color is Magic Mint, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #ec9dea and #ec9e9d. Thus found on the left and right of #ec9dc3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Magenta and Sea Pink colors as they work well with Be My Valentine.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Be My Valentine palette consists of #9deaec and #9dec9e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9decc5). Try Blizzard Blue and Madang colors in combination with #ec9dc3, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ec9dc3 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 Be My Valentine. Thus Cornflower and Caper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Be My Valentine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Magic Mint, Primrose, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #ec9dc3 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Be My Valentine tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#9decc5) and two others. The Caper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Biloba Flower – 120° from the complementary Magic Mint. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3ec9d and #c59dec.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ec9dc3 is made of 40% red, 27% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Be My Valentine has a hue angle of 331.14°, a saturation of 67.52% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ec9dc3 is made of 0% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ec9dc3
RGB Decimal rgb(236,157,195)
RGB Percentage 40%, 27%, 33%
CMYK 0, 30.98, 16.08, 7.45
HSL hsl(331.14,67.52%,77.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(331.14,33.47%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.4721,34.7531,-7.4049)
XYZ xyz(56.4994,45.8869,57.509)
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