Medium Carmine is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
Inverse Color | #50bfca |
Complementary Color | #35a3af |
Color Shade: | mid red (5.41° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 44.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Medium Carmine Color. The Maui Mai Tai color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Planet of the Apes (#883333) for more calm effect. Try Raucous Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#35a3af is the best complementary color to Medium Carmine. 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 #af4035 complementary color is Boston Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Medium Carmine are #af3567 and #af7d35. Thus found on the left and right of #af4035 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Copper colors as they work well with Medium Carmine.
The split-complementary Medium Carmine palette consists of #3566af and #35af7d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#35a3af). Try Azure and Jungle Green colors in combination with #af4035, 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 #af4035 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 Medium Carmine. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Medium Carmine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #af4035 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Medium Carmine tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#35a3af) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #35af40 and #af35a3.
In a RGB color space, hex #af4035 is made of 60% red, 22% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Medium Carmine has a hue angle of 5.41°, a saturation of 53.51% and a lightness of 44.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #af4035 is made of 0% cyan, 43.53% magenta, 47.85% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
HEX | #af4035 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(175,64,53) |
RGB Percentage | 60%, 22%, 18% |
CMYK | 0, 43.53, 47.85, 31.37 |
HSL | hsl(5.41,53.51%,44.71%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(5.41,69.71%,68.63%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(42.8201,44.6273,30.6524) |
XYZ | xyz(20.1552,13.0378,4.8224) |