Piggy Color

#ef98aa

Piggy is calm, 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 #106755
Complementary Color #97efdd
Color Shade: cool red (347.59° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.67% (better contrasting with white)
Piggy Color Sample
Piggy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ef98aa

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Piggy Color. The Petals Unfolding color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Almond Blossom (#f5bec7) for more energetic effect. Try Tassel Flower as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#97efdd is the best complementary color to Piggy. 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 #ef98aa complementary color is Magic Mint, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wewak are #ef97d5 and #efb197. Thus found on the left and right of #ef98aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Magenta and Tacao colors as they work well with Piggy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Piggy palette consists of #97d5ef and #97efb1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97efdd). Try Cornflower and Magic Mint colors in combination with #ef98aa, 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 #ef98aa 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 Piggy. Thus Portage and Sulu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Piggy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Magic Mint, Primrose, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #ef98aa square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm 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. Piggy tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#97efdd) and two others. The Sulu 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 #a9ef97 and #dd97ef.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ef98aa is made of 43% red, 27% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Piggy has a hue angle of 347.59°, a saturation of 73.11% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ef98aa is made of 0% cyan, 34.12% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 6.27% black ink.

HEX #ef98aa
RGB Decimal rgb(239,152,170)
RGB Percentage 43%, 27%, 30%
CMYK 0, 34.12, 27.06, 6.27
HSL hsl(347.59,73.11%,76.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(347.59,36.4%,93.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.0339,34.8652,4.3498)
XYZ xyz(54.0805,43.7095,43.6166)
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