Misty Rose Color

#ffe4e1

Misty Rose is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #001b1e
Complementary Color #e1fbff
Color Shade: mid red (6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 94.12% (better contrasting with black)
Misty Rose Color Sample
Misty Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffe4e1

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Misty Rose Color. The Piggy Bank color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Snow (#fffafa) for more calm effect. Try The Bluff as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e1fbff is the best complementary color to Misty Rose. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffe4e1 complementary color is Oyster Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pippin are #ffe1ec and #fff3e1. Thus found on the left and right of #ffe4e1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Rose and Sazerac colors as they work well with Misty Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Misty Rose palette consists of #e1ecff and #e1fff3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1fbff). Try Solitude and Frosted Mint colors in combination with #ffe4e1, 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 #ffe4e1 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Misty Rose. Thus Titan White and Hint of Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Misty Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oyster Bay, Rice Flower, and Blue Chalk split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffe4e1 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Misty Rose tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#e1fbff) and two others. The Hint of Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Lace – 120° from the complementary Oyster Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1ffe4 and #ffe1fb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffe4e1 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Misty Rose has a hue angle of 6°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 94.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffe4e1 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffe4e1
RGB Decimal rgb(255,228,225)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 11.76, 0
HSL hsl(6,100%,94.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(6,11.76%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.6556,8.7521,4.8256)
XYZ xyz(82.574,82.183,82.745)
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