Carnation is soft, 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 | #06a59e |
| Complementary Color | #59f9f2 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carnation Color. The In the Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pink Explosion (#f56f88) for more calm effect. Try Camaron Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#59f9f2 is the best complementary color to Carnation. 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 #f95a61 complementary color is Aquamarine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Carnation are #f959b0 and #f9a259. Thus found on the left and right of #f95a61 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brilliant Rose and Tan Hide colors as they work well with Carnation.
The split-complementary Carnation palette consists of #59b0f9 and #59f9a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#59f9f2). Try Malibu and Screamin' Green colors in combination with #f95a61, 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 #f95a61 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 Carnation. Thus Cornflower Blue and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carnation contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aquamarine, Green Yellow, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f95a61 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Carnation tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#59f9f2) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heliotrope – 120° from the complementary Aquamarine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #61f959 and #f159f9.
In a RGB color space, hex #f95a61 is made of 57% red, 21% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Carnation has a hue angle of 357.36°, a saturation of 92.98% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f95a61 is made of 0% cyan, 62.36% magenta, 59.61% yellow and 2.35% black ink.
| HEX | #f95a61 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(249,90,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 21%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 62.36, 59.61, 2.35 |
| HSL | hsl(357.36,92.98%,66.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.36,63.86%,97.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.1724,61.0241,29.4125) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8808,28.3151,14.4092) |