Fairy Tale Color

#f2c1d1

Fairy Tale is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #0d3e2e
Complementary Color #c1f1e1
Color Shade: red magenta (340.41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.29% (better contrasting with black)
Fairy Tale Color Sample
Fairy Tale Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f2c1d1

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Fairy Tale Color. The Vintage Victorian color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Spun Sugar (#fae2ed) for more energetic effect. Try Pork Belly as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c1f1e1 is the best complementary color to Fairy Tale. 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 #f2c1d1 complementary color is Mint Tulip, 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 Azalea are #f1c1e9 and #f1c9c1. Thus found on the left and right of #f2c1d1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cherub and Beauty Bush colors as they work well with Fairy Tale.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fairy Tale palette consists of #c1e9f1 and #c1f1c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1f1e1). Try Mint Tulip and Madang colors in combination with #f2c1d1, 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 #f2c1d1 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 Fairy Tale. Thus Spindle and Tea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fairy Tale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mint Tulip, Tusk, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2c1d1 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. Fairy Tale tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#c1f1e1) and two others. The Tea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moon Raker – 120° from the complementary Mint Tulip. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1f1c1 and #e1c1f1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f2c1d1 is made of 38% red, 30% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Fairy Tale has a hue angle of 340.41°, a saturation of 65.33% and a lightness of 85.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2c1d1 is made of 0% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #f2c1d1
RGB Decimal rgb(242,193,209)
RGB Percentage 38%, 30%, 32%
CMYK 0, 19.21, 12.94, 5.1
HSL hsl(340.41,65.33%,85.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(340.41,20.25%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.7113,19.9436,-1.3252)
XYZ xyz(67.1965,61.6206,68.6739)
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