Cosmos Color

#ffd8d9

Cosmos 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 #002726
Complementary Color #d8fffe
Color Shade: cool red (358.46° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 92.35% (better contrasting with black)
Cosmos Color Sample
Cosmos Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffd8d9

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cosmos Color. The Translucent Unicorn color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pink (#ffc0cb) for more calm effect. Try Love Affair as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d8fffe is the best complementary color to Cosmos. 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 #ffd8d9 complementary color is Baby Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cosmos are #ffd8ec and #ffead8. Thus found on the left and right of #ffd8d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Rose and Karry colors as they work well with Cosmos.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cosmos palette consists of #d8ecff and #d8ffea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8fffe). Try Pattens Blue and Aero Blue colors in combination with #ffd8d9, 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 #ffd8d9 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 Cosmos. Thus Fog and Snowy Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cosmos contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Baby Blue, Snow Flurry, and Blue Chalk split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffd8d9 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Cosmos tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#d8fffe) and two others. The Snowy Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White Pointer – 120° from the complementary Baby Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9ffd8 and #fdd8ff.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffd8d9 is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cosmos has a hue angle of 358.46°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 92.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffd8d9 is made of 0% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffd8d9
RGB Decimal rgb(255,216,217)
RGB Percentage 37%, 31%, 32%
CMYK 0, 15.29, 14.9, 0
HSL hsl(358.46,100%,92.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.46,15.29%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.5714,13.7088,4.5556)
XYZ xyz(78.3203,75.3815,76.0678)
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