Hibiscus Flower 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 | #43aaa1 |
| Complementary Color | #54bcb2 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (354.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hibiscus Flower Color. The Rose Chintz color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Night Shadz (#a23d54) for more energetic effect. Try Artful Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#54bcb2 is the best complementary color to Hibiscus Flower. 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 #bc555e complementary color is Fountain Blue, 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 Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown are #bc5491 and #bc7f54. Thus found on the left and right of #bc555e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Muddy Waters colors as they work well with Hibiscus Flower.
The split-complementary Hibiscus Flower palette consists of #5491bc and #54bc7f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54bcb2). Try Steel Blue and Emerald colors in combination with #bc555e, 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 #bc555e 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 Hibiscus Flower. Thus Blue Violet and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hibiscus Flower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc555e 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. Hibiscus Flower tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#54bcb2) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ebc54 and #b254bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #bc555e is made of 51% red, 23% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Hibiscus Flower has a hue angle of 354.76°, a saturation of 43.46% and a lightness of 53.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc555e is made of 0% cyan, 40.4% magenta, 36.87% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bc555e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,85,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 23%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 40.4, 36.87, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(354.76,43.46%,53.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(354.76,54.79%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.4919,42.3153,15.2173) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0079,17.9965,12.6926) |