Lychee is deep, 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 | #45f4cd |
| Complementary Color | #0aba93 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (346.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lychee Color. The Grated Beet 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 saturated alternative called Monarch (#8b0723) for more energetic effect. Try Medium Candy Apple Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#0aba93 is the best complementary color to Lychee. 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 #ba0b32 complementary color is Niagara, 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 Shiraz are #ba0a89 and #ba3b0a. Thus found on the left and right of #ba0b32 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Rock Spray colors as they work well with Lychee.
The split-complementary Lychee palette consists of #0a89ba and #0aba3b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0aba93). Try Bondi Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #ba0b32, 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 #ba0b32 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 Lychee. Thus Torea Bay and Christi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lychee contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Niagara, Pistachio, and Blue Gem split by 90° on the color wheel. #ba0b32 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. Lychee tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#0aba93) and two others. The Christi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Niagara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #31ba0a and #930aba.
In a RGB color space, hex #ba0b32 is made of 75% red, 4% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Lychee has a hue angle of 346.63°, a saturation of 88.83% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ba0b32 is made of 0% cyan, 68.63% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ba0b32 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,11,50) |
| RGB Percentage | 75%, 4%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 68.63, 53.33, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(346.63,88.83%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(346.63,94.09%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.4263,63.1011,28.97) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9451,10.9087,4.0193) |