Pinque is pale, 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 | #135d52 |
| Complementary Color | #a2ece0 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (351.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pinque Color. The Peach Blossom color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Apple Valley (#ea8386) for more energetic effect. Try True Love as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a2ece0 is the best complementary color to Pinque. 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 #eca2ad complementary color is Water Leaf, 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 Sea Pink are #eca2d2 and #ecbba2. Thus found on the left and right of #eca2ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kobi and Pancho colors as they work well with Pinque.
The split-complementary Pinque palette consists of #a2d2ec and #a2ecbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2ece0). Try Cornflower and Madang colors in combination with #eca2ad, 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 #eca2ad 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 Pinque. Thus Biloba Flower and Madang giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pinque contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Water Leaf, Caper, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #eca2ad 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. Pinque tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#a2ece0) and two others. The Madang is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Biloba Flower – 120° from the complementary Water Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adeca2 and #e0a2ec.
In a RGB color space, hex #eca2ad is made of 41% red, 28% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Pinque has a hue angle of 351.08°, a saturation of 66.07% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eca2ad is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 24.71% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #eca2ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(236,162,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 28%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.02, 24.71, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(351.08,66.07%,78.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(351.08,31.36%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.9915,28.9016,5.4734) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0552,46.6907,45.6456) |