Prickly Pink Color

#f42c93

Prickly Pink is vivid, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #0bd36c
Complementary Color #2bf48d
Color Shade: warm magenta (329.1° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.47% (better contrasting with white)
Prickly Pink Color Sample
Prickly Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f42c93

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Prickly Pink Color. The Retro Pink Pop color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Radioactive Eggplant (#f9006f) for more energetic effect. Try Vivid Raspberry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2bf48d is the best complementary color to Prickly Pink. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f42c93 complementary color is Spring Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Violet Red are #f12bf4 and #f42b2e. Thus found on the left and right of #f42c93 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heliotrope and Pomegranate colors as they work well with Prickly Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Prickly Pink palette consists of #2bf4f1 and #2ef42b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2bf48d). Try Bright Turquoise and Harlequin colors in combination with #f42c93, 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 #f42c93 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Prickly Pink. Thus Dodger Blue and Green Yellow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Prickly Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spring Green, Ripe Lemon, and Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #f42c93 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool 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. Prickly Pink tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#2bf48d) and two others. The Green Yellow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Spring Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #93f42b and #8c2bf4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f42c93 is made of 56% red, 10% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Prickly Pink has a hue angle of 329.1°, a saturation of 90.09% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f42c93 is made of 0% cyan, 78.44% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 4.31% black ink.

HEX #f42c93
RGB Decimal rgb(244,44,147)
RGB Percentage 56%, 10%, 34%
CMYK 0, 78.44, 38.04, 4.31
HSL hsl(329.1,90.09%,56.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(329.1,81.97%,95.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.2173,78.2749,-7.0331)
XYZ xyz(43.4754,23.141,29.779)
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