Abalone is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #070c09 |
| Complementary Color | #f3f7f4 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (324° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 96.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Abalone Color. The Fairy Tail 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 soft alternative called Twinkled Pink (#e9dbe4) for more calm effect. Try Rajah Rose as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#f3f7f4 is the best complementary color to Abalone. 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 #f8f3f6 complementary color is Snow Drift, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Soft Peach are #f7f3f7 and #f7f3f3. Thus found on the left and right of #f8f3f6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Prim and Hint of Red colors as they work well with Abalone.
The split-complementary Abalone palette consists of #f3f7f7 and #f3f7f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f3f7f4). Try Porcelain and Snow Drift colors in combination with #f8f3f6, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #f8f3f6 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 Abalone. Thus Athens Gray and Snow Drift giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Abalone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Snow Drift, Pampas, and Athens Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8f3f6 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Abalone tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#f3f7f4) and two others. The Snow Drift is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Athens Gray – 120° from the complementary Snow Drift. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f5f7f3 and #f4f3f7.
In a RGB color space, hex #f8f3f6 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Abalone has a hue angle of 324°, a saturation of 26.32% and a lightness of 96.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8f3f6 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 2.75% black ink.
| HEX | #f8f3f6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(248,243,246) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 0.78, 2.75 |
| HSL | hsl(324,26.32%,96.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(324,2.02%,97.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.2911,2.1944,-0.8601) |
| XYZ | xyz(87.3965,90.7115,100.0915) |