Pastel Strawberry Color

#ef4f4c

Pastel Strawberry is vibrant, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #10b0b3
Complementary Color #4becef
Color Shade: mid red (1.1° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.76% (better contrasting with white)
Pastel Strawberry Color Sample
Pastel Strawberry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ef4f4c

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pastel Strawberry Color. The Chinese Goldfish 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 saturated alternative called Don't Be Shy (#ed2c1a) for more energetic effect. Try Salmon Poké Bowl as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4becef is the best complementary color to Pastel Strawberry. 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 #ef4f4c complementary color is Turquoise Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Flamingo are #ef4b9a and #efa04b. Thus found on the left and right of #ef4f4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brilliant Rose and Jaffa colors as they work well with Pastel Strawberry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pastel Strawberry palette consists of #4b9aef and #4befa0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4becef). Try Cornflower Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #ef4f4c, 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 #ef4f4c 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 Pastel Strawberry. Thus Royal Blue and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pastel Strawberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise Blue, Conifer, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ef4f4c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Pastel Strawberry tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4becef) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Magenta – 120° from the complementary Turquoise Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4bef4f and #ef4bec.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ef4f4c is made of 61% red, 20% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Pastel Strawberry has a hue angle of 1.1°, a saturation of 83.59% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ef4f4c is made of 0% cyan, 62.75% magenta, 63.93% yellow and 6.27% black ink.

HEX #ef4f4c
RGB Decimal rgb(239,79,76)
RGB Percentage 61%, 20%, 19%
CMYK 0, 62.75, 63.93, 6.27
HSL hsl(1.1,83.59%,61.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(1.1,68.2%,93.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.5499,61.0312,36.4822)
XYZ xyz(39.6971,24.4645,9.4673)
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