Matt Pink is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #00493e |
| Complementary Color | #b6fff3 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (350.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Matt Pink Color. The Conch Shell 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 Bunny Fluff (#fb8da6) for more calm effect. Try Flamingo Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b6fff3 is the best complementary color to Matt 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 #ffb6c1 complementary color is Aero Blue, 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 Pink are #ffb6e5 and #ffcfb6. Thus found on the left and right of #ffb6c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cotton Candy and Romantic colors as they work well with Matt Pink.
The split-complementary Matt Pink palette consists of #b6e5ff and #b6ffcf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6fff3). Try French Pass and Aero Blue colors in combination with #ffb6c1, 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 #ffb6c1 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 Matt Pink. Thus Melrose and Reef giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Matt Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aero Blue, Tidal, and Melrose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffb6c1 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. Matt Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#b6fff3) and two others. The Reef is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauve – 120° from the complementary Aero Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1ffb6 and #f3b6ff.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffb6c1 is made of 40% red, 29% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Matt Pink has a hue angle of 350.96°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffb6c1 is made of 0% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffb6c1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,182,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 29%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 28.63, 24.31, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(350.96,100%,85.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(350.96,28.63%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.0525,27.9689,5.0255) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.5936,58.5662,58.1939) |