Glowing Scarlet Color

#bd4649

Glowing Scarlet 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 #42b9b6
Complementary Color #45bdba
Color Shade: cool red (358.49° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.78% (better contrasting with white)
Glowing Scarlet Color Sample
Glowing Scarlet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bd4649

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Glowing Scarlet Color. The Egyptian Red 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 soft alternative called Cherry Tart (#933d3e) for more calm effect. Try Romp as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#45bdba is the best complementary color to Glowing Scarlet. 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 #bd4649 complementary color is Puerto Rico, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chestnut are #bd4584 and #bd7e45. Thus found on the left and right of #bd4649 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Tussock colors as they work well with Glowing Scarlet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Glowing Scarlet palette consists of #4584bd and #45bd7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#45bdba). Try Steel Blue and Ocean Green colors in combination with #bd4649, 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 #bd4649 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 Glowing Scarlet. Thus Indigo and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Glowing Scarlet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Sushi, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bd4649 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm 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. Glowing Scarlet tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#45bdba) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Puerto Rico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #48bd45 and #ba45bd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bd4649 is made of 57% red, 21% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Glowing Scarlet has a hue angle of 358.49°, a saturation of 47.41% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bd4649 is made of 0% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 45.49% yellow and 25.88% black ink.

HEX #bd4649
RGB Decimal rgb(189,70,73)
RGB Percentage 57%, 21%, 22%
CMYK 0, 46.67, 45.49, 25.88
HSL hsl(358.49,47.41%,50.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.49,62.96%,74.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.5521,48.0635,23.9246)
XYZ xyz(24.379,15.6802,8.045)
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