Scarlet Tanager 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 | #4bc4c2 |
| Complementary Color | #3bb3b1 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.01° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Scarlet Tanager Color. The Bindi Dot 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 Mandy (#cd525b) for more energetic effect. Try Popstar as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3bb3b1 is the best complementary color to Scarlet Tanager. 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 #b43b3d 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 #b33b79 and #b3753b. Thus found on the left and right of #b43b3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Copper colors as they work well with Scarlet Tanager.
The split-complementary Scarlet Tanager palette consists of #3b79b3 and #3bb375 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3bb3b1). Try Boston Blue and Ocean Green colors in combination with #b43b3d, 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 #b43b3d 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 Scarlet Tanager. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scarlet Tanager contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Sushi, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #b43b3d 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. Scarlet Tanager tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3bb3b1) 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 #3db33b and #b13bb3.
In a RGB color space, hex #b43b3d is made of 60% red, 20% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Scarlet Tanager has a hue angle of 359.01°, a saturation of 50.63% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b43b3d is made of 0% cyan, 47.45% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #b43b3d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,59,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 20%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 47.45, 46.67, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(359.01,50.63%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.01,67.22%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.0155,48.9872,26.3359) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2287,13.1681,5.8377) |