Stormy Passion Color

#c36666

Stormy Passion is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #3c9999
Complementary Color #65c2c3
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.24% (better contrasting with white)
Stormy Passion Color Sample
Stormy Passion Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c36666

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Stormy Passion Color. The Pink Papaya color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Almond Rose (#cc8888) for more calm effect. Try Empower as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#65c2c3 is the best complementary color to Stormy Passion. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c36666 complementary color is Fountain Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Contessa are #c36594 and #c39465. Thus found on the left and right of #c36666 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hopbush and Twine colors as they work well with Stormy Passion.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stormy Passion palette consists of #6594c3 and #65c394 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#65c2c3). Try Danube and Silver Tree colors in combination with #c36666, 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 #c36666 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 Stormy Passion. Thus Blue Marguerite and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stormy Passion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c36666 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Stormy Passion tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#65c2c3) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65c365 and #c365c2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c36666 is made of 49% red, 26% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Stormy Passion has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 43.66% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c36666 is made of 0% cyan, 36.47% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #c36666
RGB Decimal rgb(195,102,102)
RGB Percentage 49%, 26%, 26%
CMYK 0, 36.47, 36.47, 23.53
HSL hsl(0,43.66%,58.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,47.69%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.095,36.99,16.9524)
XYZ xyz(29.6553,22.0642,15.2662)
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