Nippon 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 | #43ffd3 |
| Complementary Color | #00bc90 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (345.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nippon Color. The Neon Romance color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cadmium Red (#e30022) for more calm effect. Try Paprika as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00bc90 is the best complementary color to Nippon. 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 #bc002c complementary color is Caribbean Green, 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 Monza are #bc0089 and #bc3100. Thus found on the left and right of #bc002c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flirt and Fire colors as they work well with Nippon.
The split-complementary Nippon palette consists of #008abc and #00bc31 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00bc90). Try Bondi Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #bc002c, 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 #bc002c 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 Nippon. Thus International Klein Blue and Limeade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nippon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Caribbean Green, Pistachio, and Dark Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc002c 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. Nippon tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#00bc90) and two others. The Limeade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Caribbean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2cbc00 and #8f00bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #bc002c is made of 81% red, 0% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Nippon has a hue angle of 345.96°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 36.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc002c is made of 0% cyan, 73.73% magenta, 56.48% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bc002c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,0,44) |
| RGB Percentage | 81%, 0%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 73.73, 56.48, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(345.96,100%,36.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345.96,100%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.3661,64.5507,32.6982) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1937,10.8732,3.3646) |