Rose Water Color

#f6dbd8

Rose Water is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #092427
Complementary Color #d8f3f6
Color Shade: mid red (6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.59% (better contrasting with black)
Rose Water Color Sample
Rose Water Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6dbd8

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rose Water Color. The Inner Child color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Madder Orange (#f1beb0) for more energetic effect. Try Angry Ghost as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d8f3f6 is the best complementary color to Rose Water. 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 #f6dbd8 complementary color is Polar, 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 We Peep are #f6d8e3 and #f6ead8. Thus found on the left and right of #f6dbd8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching We Peep and Albescent White colors as they work well with Rose Water.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rose Water palette consists of #d8e4f6 and #d8f6ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8f3f6). Try Link Water and Granny Apple colors in combination with #f6dbd8, 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 #f6dbd8 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 Rose Water. Thus Moon Raker and Blue Romance giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rose Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polar, Frost, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6dbd8 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. Rose Water tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#d8f3f6) and two others. The Blue Romance is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carousel Pink – 120° from the complementary Polar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8f6db and #f6d8f3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6dbd8 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Rose Water has a hue angle of 6°, a saturation of 62.5% and a lightness of 90.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6dbd8 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6dbd8
RGB Decimal rgb(246,219,216)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 11.76, 3.53
HSL hsl(6,62.5%,90.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(6,12.2%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.493,8.8254,4.8695)
XYZ xyz(75.7322,75.2137,75.4919)
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