Cherished One Color

#fc9293

Cherished One is calm, 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 #036d6c
Complementary Color #92fbfb
Color Shade: cool red (359.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.04% (better contrasting with white)
Cherished One Color Sample
Cherished One Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fc9293

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cherished One Color. The Fiery Flamingo 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 soft alternative called Sugar Coral (#f56c73) for more calm effect. Try Wild Watermelon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#92fbfb is the best complementary color to Cherished One. 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 #fc9293 complementary color is Anakiwa, 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 Geraldine are #fb92c7 and #fbc692. Thus found on the left and right of #fc9293 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Pink and Cherokee colors as they work well with Cherished One.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cherished One palette consists of #92c7fb and #92fbc6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#92fbfb). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #fc9293, 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 #fc9293 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 Cherished One. Thus Portage and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cherished One contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fc9293 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. Cherished One tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#92fbfb) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Rose – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #92fb92 and #fb92fb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fc9293 is made of 46% red, 27% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Cherished One has a hue angle of 359.43°, a saturation of 94.64% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fc9293 is made of 0% cyan, 41.57% magenta, 41.17% yellow and 1.18% black ink.

HEX #fc9293
RGB Decimal rgb(252,146,147)
RGB Percentage 46%, 27%, 27%
CMYK 0, 41.57, 41.17, 1.18
HSL hsl(359.43,94.64%,78.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(359.43,42.06%,98.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.7985,39.9504,16.9825)
XYZ xyz(55.6902,43.3598,33.0378)
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