C-3PO Color

#c33140

C-3PO 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 #3ccebf
Complementary Color #30c3b3
Color Shade: cool red (353.84° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.84% (better contrasting with white)
C-3PO Color Sample
C-3PO Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c33140

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to C-3PO Color. The Guardsman Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Paper Hearts (#cc4466) for more calm effect. Try Crimson Strawberry as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#30c3b3 is the best complementary color to C-3PO. 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 #c33140 complementary color is Shamrock, 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 Brick Red are #c33088 and #c36b30. Thus found on the left and right of #c33140 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Red Violet and Tuscany colors as they work well with C-3PO.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary C-3PO palette consists of #3088c3 and #30c36b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#30c3b3). Try Curious Blue and Jungle Green colors in combination with #c33140, 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 #c33140 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 C-3PO. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of C-3PO contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shamrock, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c33140 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. C-3PO tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#30c3b3) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Heart – 120° from the complementary Shamrock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3fc330 and #b330c3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c33140 is made of 63% red, 16% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode C-3PO has a hue angle of 353.84°, a saturation of 59.84% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c33140 is made of 0% cyan, 57.25% magenta, 51.37% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #c33140
RGB Decimal rgb(195,49,64)
RGB Percentage 63%, 16%, 21%
CMYK 0, 57.25, 51.37, 23.53
HSL hsl(353.84,59.84%,47.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(353.84,74.87%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.4742,57.6718,26.9412)
XYZ xyz(24.5294,14.1689,6.2925)
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