Squid Pink Color

#f5b4bd

Squid Pink is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #0a4b42
Complementary Color #b3f5ec
Color Shade: cool red (351.69° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.33% (better contrasting with white)
Squid Pink Color Sample
Squid Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5b4bd

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Squid Pink Color. The Wewak 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 saturated alternative called Dollie (#f590a0) for more energetic effect. Try Geranium Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b3f5ec is the best complementary color to Squid Pink. 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 #f5b4bd complementary color is Ice Cold, 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 Mandys Pink are #f5b3dd and #f5cbb3. Thus found on the left and right of #f5b4bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chantilly and Mandys Pink colors as they work well with Squid Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Squid Pink palette consists of #b3ddf5 and #b3f5cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3f5ec). Try Sail and Magic Mint colors in combination with #f5b4bd, 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 #f5b4bd 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 Squid Pink. Thus Perano and Gossip giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Squid Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ice Cold, Gossip, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5b4bd 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. Squid Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#b3f5ec) and two others. The Gossip is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Perfume – 120° from the complementary Ice Cold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcf5b3 and #ecb3f5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5b4bd is made of 40% red, 29% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Squid Pink has a hue angle of 351.69°, a saturation of 76.47% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5b4bd is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5b4bd
RGB Decimal rgb(245,180,189)
RGB Percentage 40%, 29%, 31%
CMYK 0, 25.49, 21.96, 3.92
HSL hsl(351.69,76.47%,83.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(351.69,26.53%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.4594,24.8629,4.7539)
XYZ xyz(63.1628,55.7291,55.5719)
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