Red Safflower is soft, 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 | #3ac2bc |
| Complementary Color | #3dc4bf |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Safflower Color. The High Drama 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 saturated alternative called Dragon Fruit (#d75969) for more energetic effect. Try Imayou Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3dc4bf is the best complementary color to Red Safflower. 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 #c53d43 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 Mojo are #c43d86 and #c47b3d. Thus found on the left and right of #c53d43 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Copper colors as they work well with Red Safflower.
The split-complementary Red Safflower palette consists of #3d86c4 and #3dc47b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3dc4bf). Try Boston Blue and Emerald colors in combination with #c53d43, 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 #c53d43 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 Red Safflower. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Safflower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Sushi, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c53d43 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. Red Safflower tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3dc4bf) 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 #42c43d and #bf3dc4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c53d43 is made of 61% red, 19% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Red Safflower has a hue angle of 357.35°, a saturation of 53.97% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c53d43 is made of 0% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 50.98% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c53d43 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,61,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 61%, 19%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 53.33, 50.98, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(357.35,53.97%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.35,69.04%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.4627,54.1189,27.6929) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7078,15.6131,6.9689) |