Pinky Color

#fc86aa

Pinky is calm, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #037955
Complementary Color #86fbd7
Color Shade: red magenta (341.69° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.69% (better contrasting with white)
Pinky Color Sample
Pinky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fc86aa

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pinky Color. The Magenta Crayon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Brink Pink (#fb607f) for more calm effect. Try Brilliant Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#86fbd7 is the best complementary color to Pinky. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fc86aa complementary color is Aquamarine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tickle Me Pink are #fb86e4 and #fb9d86. Thus found on the left and right of #fc86aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Rose and Geraldine colors as they work well with Pinky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pinky palette consists of #86e4fb and #86fb9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#86fbd7). Try Malibu and Mint Green colors in combination with #fc86aa, 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 #fc86aa offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pinky. Thus Malibu and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pinky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aquamarine, Honeysuckle, and Portage split by 90° on the color wheel. #fc86aa square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid 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. Pinky tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#86fbd7) and two others. The Mint 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 #aafb86 and #d786fb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fc86aa is made of 45% red, 24% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pinky has a hue angle of 341.69°, a saturation of 95.16% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fc86aa is made of 0% cyan, 46.27% magenta, 32.15% yellow and 1.18% black ink.

HEX #fc86aa
RGB Decimal rgb(252,134,170)
RGB Percentage 45%, 24%, 31%
CMYK 0, 46.27, 32.15, 1.18
HSL hsl(341.69,95.16%,75.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(341.69,46.83%,98.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.9285,48.5993,1.4994)
XYZ xyz(55.9257,40.6479,42.9284)
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