Cochineal Red is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #85b7b7 |
| Complementary Color | #487979 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cochineal Red Color. The Divine Wine 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 Embarcadero (#5d4643) for more calm effect. Try Au Chico as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#487979 is the best complementary color to Cochineal Red. 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 #7a4848 complementary color is Faded Jade, 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 Roman Coffee are #794861 and #796148. Thus found on the left and right of #7a4848 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Roman Coffee colors as they work well with Cochineal Red.
The split-complementary Cochineal Red palette consists of #486079 and #487961 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#487979). Try Blue Bayoux and Como colors in combination with #7a4848, 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 #7a4848 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 Cochineal Red. Thus East Bay and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cochineal Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Faded Jade, Dingley, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a4848 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. Cochineal Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#487979) and two others. The Hippie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Faded Jade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #487948 and #794879.
In a RGB color space, hex #7a4848 is made of 46% red, 27% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Cochineal Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 25.77% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a4848 is made of 0% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 19.6% yellow and 52.16% black ink.
| HEX | #7a4848 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,72,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 27%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.6, 19.6, 52.16 |
| HSL | hsl(0,25.77%,38.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,40.98%,47.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.4427,21.3473,9.1412) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5131,9.2402,7.3076) |