Striking Red is vibrant, 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 | #3fcabc |
| Complementary Color | #35c0b2 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Striking Red Color. The Royal Banner 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 soft alternative called Crimson Strawberry (#9f2d47) for more calm effect. Try Eros Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#35c0b2 is the best complementary color to Striking 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 #c03543 complementary color is Puerto Rico, 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 Flush Mahogany are #c03588 and #c06c35. Thus found on the left and right of #c03543 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Red Violet and Copper colors as they work well with Striking Red.
The split-complementary Striking Red palette consists of #3588c0 and #35c06c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#35c0b2). Try Boston Blue and Emerald colors in combination with #c03543, 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 #c03543 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 Striking Red. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Striking Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c03543 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. Striking Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#35c0b2) 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 #43c035 and #b235c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #c03543 is made of 62% red, 17% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Striking Red has a hue angle of 353.96°, a saturation of 56.73% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c03543 is made of 0% cyan, 54.51% magenta, 49.02% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #c03543 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,53,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 62%, 17%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 54.51, 49.02, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(353.96,56.73%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.96,72.4%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.4586,55.5395,24.9797) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0245,14.1579,6.7767) |