British Rose Color

#f4c8db

British Rose 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 #0b3724
Complementary Color #c8f4e1
Color Shade: red magenta (334.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.06% (better contrasting with black)
British Rose Color Sample
British Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f4c8db

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to British Rose Color. The Waddles Pink 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 soft alternative called Pork Belly (#f8e0e7) for more calm effect. Try Tickled Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c8f4e1 is the best complementary color to British Rose. 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 #f4c8db 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 Cherub are #f4c8f0 and #f4cbc8. Thus found on the left and right of #f4c8db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cherub and Mandys Pink colors as they work well with British Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary British Rose palette consists of #c8f0f4 and #c8f4cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8f4e1). Try Mint Tulip and Madang colors in combination with #f4c8db, 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 #f4c8db 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 British Rose. Thus Link Water and Tea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of British Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mint Tulip, Tusk, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #f4c8db 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. British Rose tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#c8f4e1) 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 #dbf4c8 and #e1c8f4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f4c8db is made of 37% red, 30% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode British Rose has a hue angle of 334.09°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 87.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f4c8db is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 4.31% black ink.

HEX #f4c8db
RGB Decimal rgb(244,200,219)
RGB Percentage 37%, 30%, 33%
CMYK 0, 17.26, 9.81, 4.31
HSL hsl(334.09,66.67%,87.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(334.09,18.03%,95.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.8207,18.5655,-3.5528)
XYZ xyz(70.7487,65.6561,75.9619)
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