American Pink 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 | #006766 |
| Complementary Color | #98fffd |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to American Pink Color. The Begonia 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 Fiery Flamingo (#f96d7b) for more calm effect. Try Wild Watermelon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#98fffd is the best complementary color to American Pink. 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 #ff9899 complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mona Lisa are #ff98cc and #ffca98. Thus found on the left and right of #ff9899 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation Pink and Peach Orange colors as they work well with American Pink.
The split-complementary American Pink palette consists of #98ccff and #98ffca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98fffd). Try Anakiwa and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ff9899, 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 #ff9899 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 American Pink. Thus Melrose and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of American Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff9899 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. American Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#98fffd) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauve – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98ff98 and #fd98ff.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff9899 is made of 46% red, 27% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode American Pink has a hue angle of 359.42°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff9899 is made of 0% cyan, 40.39% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff9899 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,152,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 27%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 40.39, 40, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(359.42,100%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.42,40.39%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.5562,38.611,16.1741) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.218,46.0164,35.9506) |