Carnal Pink Color

#ef9cb5

Carnal Pink 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 #10634a
Complementary Color #9cefd5
Color Shade: red magenta (341.93° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.45% (better contrasting with white)
Carnal Pink Color Sample
Carnal Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ef9cb5

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Carnal Pink Color. The Almond Blossom 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 Deep Blush (#e47698) for more calm effect. Try Rose Shadow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9cefd5 is the best complementary color to Carnal Pink. 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 #ef9cb5 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 Wewak are #ef9cde and #efac9c. Thus found on the left and right of #ef9cb5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Magenta and Sea Pink colors as they work well with Carnal Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Carnal Pink palette consists of #9cdeef and #9cefac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9cefd5). Try Blizzard Blue and Madang colors in combination with #ef9cb5, 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 #ef9cb5 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 Carnal Pink. Thus Perano and Sulu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Carnal Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Magic Mint, Primrose, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #ef9cb5 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. Carnal Pink tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#9cefd5) 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 #b5ef9c and #d59cef.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ef9cb5 is made of 41% red, 27% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Carnal Pink has a hue angle of 341.93°, a saturation of 72.17% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ef9cb5 is made of 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 22.75% yellow and 6.27% black ink.

HEX #ef9cb5
RGB Decimal rgb(239,156,181)
RGB Percentage 41%, 27%, 31%
CMYK 0, 32.55, 22.75, 6.27
HSL hsl(341.93,72.17%,77.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(341.93,34.73%,93.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.1963,34.2641,-0.0484)
XYZ xyz(55.8256,45.4639,49.5491)
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