Carmen 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 | #83c7c0 |
| Complementary Color | #387b75 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carmen Color. The Moonrose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Floriography (#a54049) for more energetic effect. Try Windsor Wine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#387b75 is the best complementary color to Carmen. 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 #7c383f complementary color is Oracle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lotus are #7b3860 and #7b5338. Thus found on the left and right of #7c383f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Shingle Fawn colors as they work well with Carmen.
The split-complementary Carmen palette consists of #38607b and #387b53 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#387b75). Try Ming and Amazon colors in combination with #7c383f, 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 #7c383f 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 Carmen. Thus East Bay and Fern Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carmen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oracle, Chalet Green, and Victoria split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c383f square combo is a palette of cool 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. Carmen tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#387b75) and two others. The Fern Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eminence – 120° from the complementary Oracle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e7b38 and #75387b.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c383f is made of 51% red, 23% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Carmen has a hue angle of 353.82°, a saturation of 37.78% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c383f is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #7c383f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,56,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 23%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.67, 23.92, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(353.82,37.78%,35.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.82,54.84%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.8588,30.2519,9.9287) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6236,7.4723,5.585) |