Grenade Color

#c32149

Grenade is vivid, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #3cdeb6
Complementary Color #20c39b
Color Shade: cool red (345.19° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.71% (better contrasting with white)
Grenade Color Sample
Grenade Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c32149

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Grenade Color. The Berry Rossi 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 Chili Pepper (#9b1b30) for more calm effect. Try Cherries Jubilee as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#20c39b is the best complementary color to Grenade. 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 #c32149 complementary color is Mountain Meadow, 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 Maroon Flush are #c3209a and #c34920. Thus found on the left and right of #c32149 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Orange Roughy colors as they work well with Grenade.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grenade palette consists of #209ac3 and #20c349 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#20c39b). Try Curious Blue and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #c32149, 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 #c32149 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 Grenade. Thus Persian Blue and Lima giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grenade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Meadow, Citron, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c32149 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. Grenade tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#20c39b) and two others. The Lima is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Heart – 120° from the complementary Mountain Meadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49c320 and #9a20c3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c32149 is made of 65% red, 11% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Grenade has a hue angle of 345.19°, a saturation of 71.05% and a lightness of 44.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c32149 is made of 0% cyan, 63.53% magenta, 47.84% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #c32149
RGB Decimal rgb(195,33,73)
RGB Percentage 65%, 11%, 24%
CMYK 0, 63.53, 47.84, 23.53
HSL hsl(345.19,71.05%,44.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(345.19,83.08%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.0196,62.7377,19.529)
XYZ xyz(24.2521,13.1709,7.5673)
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