Cochonnet 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 | #074 |
| Complementary Color | #87ffcb |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (334.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Cochonnet Color. The Pink Katydid color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Magenta Crayon (#ff55a3) for more calm effect. Try Pink Cattleya as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#87ffcb is the best complementary color to Cochonnet. 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 #f8b 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 White are #ff87f6 and #ff9087. Thus found on the left and right of #f8b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blush Pink and Vivid Tangerine colors as they work well with Cochonnet.
The split-complementary Cochonnet palette consists of #87f6ff and #87ff90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87ffcb). Try Anakiwa and Mint Green colors in combination with #f8b, 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 #f8b 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 Cochonnet. Thus Malibu and Reef giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cochonnet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aquamarine, Dolly, and Melrose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8b 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. Cochonnet tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#87ffcb) and two others. The Reef 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 #bbff87 and #cb87ff.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff88bb is made of 44% red, 24% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cochonnet has a hue angle of 334.29°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff88bb is made of 0% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff88bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,136,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 24%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 46.67, 26.67, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(334.29,100%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(334.29,46.67%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.1843,50.7606,-6.1113) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.0138,42.4562,52.0982) |