Cockscomb Red Color

#bc5378

Cockscomb Red is soft, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #43ac87
Complementary Color #52bc97
Color Shade: red magenta (338.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.14% (better contrasting with white)
Cockscomb Red Color Sample
Cockscomb Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bc5378

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Cockscomb Red Color. The Allyson color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Haitian Flower (#97495a) for more calm effect. Try Watermelon Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#52bc97 is the best complementary color to Cockscomb Red. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bc5378 complementary color is Puerto Rico, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Blush are #bc52ac and #bc6252. Thus found on the left and right of #bc5378 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuchsia Pink and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown colors as they work well with Cockscomb Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cockscomb Red palette consists of #52acbc and #52bc62 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#52bc97). Try Fountain Blue and Fern colors in combination with #bc5378, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #bc5378 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cockscomb Red. Thus Steel Blue and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cockscomb Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Celery, and Blue Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc5378 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cockscomb Red tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#52bc97) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Blue – 120° from the complementary Puerto Rico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77bc52 and #9752bc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bc5378 is made of 48% red, 21% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Cockscomb Red has a hue angle of 338.86°, a saturation of 43.93% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc5378 is made of 0% cyan, 41.18% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 26.27% black ink.

HEX #bc5378
RGB Decimal rgb(188,83,120)
RGB Percentage 48%, 21%, 31%
CMYK 0, 41.18, 26.67, 26.27
HSL hsl(338.86,43.93%,53.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(338.86,55.85%,73.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.7786,46.0555,-0.0007)
XYZ xyz(27.2225,18.2339,19.854)
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