Reduced Red Color

#efdedf

Reduced Red is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #102120
Complementary Color #ddefee
Color Shade: cool red (356.47° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.39% (better contrasting with black)
Reduced Red Color Sample
Reduced Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #efdedf

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Reduced Red Color. The Chalk Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mud Pink (#dcc0c3) for more calm effect. Try Cameo Appearance as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ddefee is the best complementary color to Reduced Red. 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 #efdedf complementary color is Swans Down, 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 Bizarre are #efdde7 and #efe5dd. Thus found on the left and right of #efdedf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Prim and Dawn Pink colors as they work well with Reduced Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Reduced Red palette consists of #dde7ef and #ddefe5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ddefee). Try Catskill White and Harp colors in combination with #efdedf, 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 #efdedf 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 Reduced Red. Thus Snuff and Zanah giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Reduced Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swans Down, Kidnapper, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #efdedf 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. Reduced Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#ddefee) and two others. The Zanah is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Snuff – 120° from the complementary Swans Down. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #deefdd and #eeddef.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #efdedf is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Reduced Red has a hue angle of 356.47°, a saturation of 34.69% and a lightness of 90.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efdedf is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 6.27% black ink.

HEX #efdedf
RGB Decimal rgb(239,222,223)
RGB Percentage 35%, 32%, 33%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 6.28, 6.27
HSL hsl(356.47,34.69%,90.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(356.47,7.11%,93.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.8226,5.9821,1.5984)
XYZ xyz(75.0372,75.921,80.5114)
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