Hard Candy is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #044 |
| Complementary Color | #bff |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hard Candy Color. The Rubber Radish color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tea Party (#ffd7d0) for more calm effect. Try Forgotten Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bff is the best complementary color to Hard Candy. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fbb complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #fbd and #fdb. Thus found on the left and right of #fbb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Hard Candy.
The split-complementary Hard Candy palette consists of #bbdcff and #bfd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bff). Try French Pass and White colors in combination with #fbb, 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 #fbb 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 Hard Candy. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hard Candy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbb square combo is a palette of mid 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. Hard Candy tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#bff) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfb and #fbf.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffbbbb is made of 41% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Hard Candy has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffbbbb is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffbbbb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,187,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 30%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.67, 26.67, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(0,100%,86.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,26.67%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.0489,24.5229,9.6849) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.98,60.3885,55.0869) |