Lipstick Red Color

#c0022f

Lipstick Red is vivid, 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 #3ffdd0
Complementary Color #01c093
Color Shade: cool red (345.79° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.04% (better contrasting with white)
Lipstick Red Color Sample
Lipstick Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c0022f

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lipstick Red Color. The Red Ribbon 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 saturated alternative called Enraged (#ee0044) for more energetic effect. Try Pickled Beets as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#01c093 is the best complementary color to Lipstick Red. 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 #c0022f complementary color is Caribbean Green, 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 Monza are #c0018d and #c03401. Thus found on the left and right of #c0022f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flirt and Grenadier colors as they work well with Lipstick Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lipstick Red palette consists of #018dc0 and #01c034 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#01c093). Try Bondi Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #c0022f, 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 #c0022f 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 Lipstick Red. Thus International Klein Blue and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lipstick Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Caribbean Green, Pistachio, and Dark Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0022f 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. Lipstick Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#01c093) and two others. The Harlequin 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 #2ec001 and #9301c0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c0022f is made of 80% red, 1% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Lipstick Red has a hue angle of 345.79°, a saturation of 97.94% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0022f is made of 0% cyan, 74.51% magenta, 56.86% yellow and 24.71% black ink.

HEX #c0022f
RGB Decimal rgb(192,2,47)
RGB Percentage 80%, 1%, 20%
CMYK 0, 74.51, 56.86, 24.71
HSL hsl(345.79,97.94%,38.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(345.79,98.96%,75.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.3367,65.4293,32.1977)
XYZ xyz(22.273,11.4551,3.7265)
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