First Date Color

#f5b1a2

First Date is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #0a4e5d
Complementary Color #a2e6f5
Color Shade: mid red (10.84° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.8% (better contrasting with white)
First Date Color Sample
First Date Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5b1a2

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to First Date Color. The Rose Sorbet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Redolency (#ea8a7a) for more calm effect. Try Demure Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a2e6f5 is the best complementary color to First Date. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5b1a2 complementary color is Sail, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Manhattan are #f5a2bc and #f5daa2. Thus found on the left and right of #f5b1a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Illusion and Maize colors as they work well with First Date.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary First Date palette consists of #a2bcf5 and #a2f5da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2e6f5). Try Perano and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f5b1a2, 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 #f5b1a2 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the First Date. Thus Perano and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of First Date contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sail, Gossip, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5b1a2 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. First Date tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#a2e6f5) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Sail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2f5b1 and #f5a2e6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5b1a2 is made of 42% red, 30% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode First Date has a hue angle of 10.84°, a saturation of 80.58% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5b1a2 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 32.55% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5b1a2
RGB Decimal rgb(245,177,162)
RGB Percentage 42%, 30%, 28%
CMYK 0, 26.67, 32.55, 3.92
HSL hsl(10.84,80.58%,79.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.84,33.88%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.149,22.8649,17.4981)
XYZ xyz(59.8999,53.4654,41.3452)
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