Pico-8 Pink is soft, 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 | #008857 |
| Complementary Color | #77ffce |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (338.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pico-8 Pink Color. The Himalayan Balsam color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Warm Pink (#fb5581) for more calm effect. Try Barbie Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#77ffce is the best complementary color to Pico-8 Pink. 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 #ff77a8 complementary color is Aquamarine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #ff77ec and #ff8a77. Thus found on the left and right of #ff77a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blush Pink and Vivid Tangerine colors as they work well with Pico-8 Pink.
The split-complementary Pico-8 Pink palette consists of #77ebff and #77ff8a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#77ffce). Try Anakiwa and Screamin' Green colors in combination with #ff77a8, 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 #ff77a8 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 Pico-8 Pink. Thus Malibu and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pico-8 Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aquamarine, Honeysuckle, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff77a8 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pico-8 Pink tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#77ffce) 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 #a8ff77 and #ce77ff.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff77a8 is made of 47% red, 22% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pico-8 Pink has a hue angle of 338.38°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff77a8 is made of 0% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff77a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,119,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 22%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 53.33, 34.12, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(338.38,100%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(338.38,53.33%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.4872,56.5572,-0.8875) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.9047,37.2808,41.3479) |