Star and Crescent 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 | #3ae0d9 |
| Complementary Color | #1fc4bd |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Star and Crescent Red Color. The French Raspberry 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 saturated alternative called Haute Red (#a11729) for more energetic effect. Try Red Prickly Pear as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1fc4bd is the best complementary color to Star and Crescent 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 #c51f26 complementary color is Java, 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 Cardinal are #c41f78 and #c46a1f. Thus found on the left and right of #c51f26 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Bourbon colors as they work well with Star and Crescent Red.
The split-complementary Star and Crescent Red palette consists of #1f79c4 and #1fc46b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1fc4bd). Try Mariner and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #c51f26, 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 #c51f26 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 Star and Crescent Red. Thus Persian Blue and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Star and Crescent Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c51f26 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. Star and Crescent Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#1fc4bd) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Java. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #26c41f and #bd1fc4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c51f26 is made of 74% red, 12% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Star and Crescent Red has a hue angle of 357.47°, a saturation of 72.81% and a lightness of 44.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c51f26 is made of 0% cyan, 65.09% magenta, 62.35% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c51f26 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,31,38) |
| RGB Percentage | 74%, 12%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 65.09, 62.35, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(357.47,72.81%,44.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.47,84.26%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.7485,62.2129,40.3306) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8658,12.9902,3.0832) |