Winter Poinsettia is soft, 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 | #51c3c2 |
| Complementary Color | #3caeac |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Poinsettia Color. The Raspberry Fool 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 soft alternative called Pimm's (#c3585c) for more calm effect. Try Iridescent Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3caeac is the best complementary color to Winter Poinsettia. 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 #ae3c3d complementary color is Keppel, 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 Medium Carmine are #ae3c76 and #ae733c. Thus found on the left and right of #ae3c3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rouge and Brown Rust colors as they work well with Winter Poinsettia.
The split-complementary Winter Poinsettia palette consists of #3c75ae and #3cae74 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3caeac). Try Steel Blue and Ocean Green colors in combination with #ae3c3d, 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 #ae3c3d 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 Winter Poinsettia. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Winter Poinsettia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Sushi, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae3c3d 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. Winter Poinsettia tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3caeac) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Keppel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3dae3c and #ad3cae.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae3c3d is made of 59% red, 20% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Poinsettia has a hue angle of 359.47°, a saturation of 48.72% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae3c3d is made of 0% cyan, 44.71% magenta, 44.32% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae3c3d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,60,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 59%, 20%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 44.71, 44.32, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(359.47,48.72%,45.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.47,65.52%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.1039,46.5189,24.9657) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9137,12.5673,5.791) |