Quartz Pink Color

#efa6aa

Quartz Pink 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 #105955
Complementary Color #a6efeb
Color Shade: cool red (356.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.41% (better contrasting with white)
Quartz Pink Color Sample
Quartz Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #efa6aa

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Quartz Pink Color. The Rose Soiree 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 Dimple (#e9808b) for more energetic effect. Try Melon Mist as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a6efeb is the best complementary color to Quartz Pink. 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 #efa6aa complementary color is Blizzard Blue, 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 Sea Pink are #efa6ce and #efc6a6. Thus found on the left and right of #efa6aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kobi and Pancho colors as they work well with Quartz Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Quartz Pink palette consists of #a6ceef and #a6efc6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6efeb). Try Perano and Magic Mint colors in combination with #efa6aa, 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 #efa6aa 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 Quartz Pink. Thus Perano and Madang giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Quartz Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blizzard Blue, Caper, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #efa6aa 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. Quartz Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#a6efeb) and two others. The Madang is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Lilac – 120° from the complementary Blizzard Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aaefa6 and #eba6ef.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #efa6aa is made of 42% red, 29% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Quartz Pink has a hue angle of 356.71°, a saturation of 69.52% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efa6aa is made of 0% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 6.27% black ink.

HEX #efa6aa
RGB Decimal rgb(239,166,170)
RGB Percentage 42%, 29%, 30%
CMYK 0, 28.63, 27.06, 6.27
HSL hsl(356.71,69.52%,79.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(356.71,30.54%,93.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.1551,27.4718,8.8324)
XYZ xyz(56.4885,48.5254,44.4193)
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