Hit Pink Color

#ffab81

Hit Pink is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #00547e
Complementary Color #81d4ff
Color Shade: warm red (20° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.29% (better contrasting with white)
Hit Pink Color Sample
Hit Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffab81

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hit Pink Color. The Blushing Cherub color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ballet Skirt (#ffc5b3) for more calm effect. Try Petticoat as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#81d4ff is the best complementary color to Hit Pink. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffab81 complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hit Pink are #ff8196 and #ffea81. Thus found on the left and right of #ffab81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Salmon and Kournikova colors as they work well with Hit Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hit Pink palette consists of #8196ff and #81ffea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#81d4ff). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ffab81, 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 #ffab81 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hit Pink. Thus Heliotrope and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hit Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffab81 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Hit Pink tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#81d4ff) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hot Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81ffab and #ff81d4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffab81 is made of 46% red, 31% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Hit Pink has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffab81 is made of 0% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 49.41% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffab81
RGB Decimal rgb(255,171,129)
RGB Percentage 46%, 31%, 23%
CMYK 0, 32.94, 49.41, 0
HSL hsl(20,100%,75.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20,49.41%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.2634,26.3609,34.1476)
XYZ xyz(59.7654,51.9708,27.6503)
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