Jazz Color

#5f2c2f

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

Inverse Color #a0d3d0
Complementary Color #2c5f5c
Color Shade: cool red (356.47° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 27.25% (better contrasting with white)
Jazz Color Sample
Jazz Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5f2c2f

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Jazz Color. The Warm Balaclavas Are Forever 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 saturated alternative called Red Chicory (#883543) for more energetic effect. Try Temptress as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2c5f5c is the best complementary color to Jazz. 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 #5f2c2f complementary color is Casal, 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 Buccaneer are #5f2c48 and #5f422c. Thus found on the left and right of #5f2c2f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finn and Quincy colors as they work well with Jazz.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Jazz palette consists of #2c485f and #2c5f42 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c5f5c). Try Rhino and Stromboli colors in combination with #5f2c2f, 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 #5f2c2f 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 Jazz. Thus Rhino and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Jazz contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casal, Woodland, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f2c2f 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. Jazz tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2c5f5c) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bossanova – 120° from the complementary Casal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2e5f2c and #5c2c5f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5f2c2f is made of 51% red, 24% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Jazz has a hue angle of 356.47°, a saturation of 36.69% and a lightness of 27.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f2c2f is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 62.75% black ink.

HEX #5f2c2f
RGB Decimal rgb(95,44,47)
RGB Percentage 51%, 24%, 25%
CMYK 0, 20, 18.82, 62.75
HSL hsl(356.47,36.69%,27.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(356.47,53.68%,37.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(25.0742,23.5033,8.9501)
XYZ xyz(6.1331,4.4395,3.223)
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