Rose Shadow Color

#f9c2cd

Rose Shadow is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #063d32
Complementary Color #c2f9ee
Color Shade: cool red (348° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.86% (better contrasting with black)
Rose Shadow Color Sample
Rose Shadow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9c2cd

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rose Shadow Color. The Emperor's Children color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Simple Pink (#f9a3aa) for more energetic effect. Try Sweet 60 as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c2f9ee is the best complementary color to Rose Shadow. 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 #f9c2cd complementary color is Scandal, 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 Chantilly are #f9c2e8 and #f9d2c2. Thus found on the left and right of #f9c2cd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chantilly and Givry colors as they work well with Rose Shadow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rose Shadow palette consists of #c2e8f9 and #c2f9d2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2f9ee). Try Charlotte and Scandal colors in combination with #f9c2cd, 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 #f9c2cd 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 Rose Shadow. Thus Tropical Blue and Gossip giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rose Shadow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scandal, Orinoco, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9c2cd 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. Rose Shadow tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#c2f9ee) and two others. The Gossip is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Perfume – 120° from the complementary Scandal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdf9c2 and #eec2f9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9c2cd is made of 38% red, 30% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Rose Shadow has a hue angle of 348°, a saturation of 82.09% and a lightness of 86.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9c2cd is made of 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9c2cd
RGB Decimal rgb(249,194,205)
RGB Percentage 38%, 30%, 32%
CMYK 0, 21.57, 17.26, 2.35
HSL hsl(348,82.09%,86.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(348,22.09%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.5113,21.2643,2.0652)
XYZ xyz(69.3782,63.1311,66.2865)
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