Tropical Smoothie 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 | #3aaa92 |
| Complementary Color | #55c5ac |
| Color Shade: | cool red (347.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tropical Smoothie Color. The Tomato Puree color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chinese Safflower (#b94047) for more calm effect. Try Watermelon Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#55c5ac is the best complementary color to Tropical Smoothie. 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 #c5556d 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 Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown are #c555a4 and #c57555. Thus found on the left and right of #c5556d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Antique Brass colors as they work well with Tropical Smoothie.
The split-complementary Tropical Smoothie palette consists of #55a4c5 and #55c575 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#55c5ac). Try Fountain Blue and Emerald colors in combination with #c5556d, 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 #c5556d 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 Tropical Smoothie. Thus Indigo and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tropical Smoothie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Celery, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5556d 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. Tropical Smoothie tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#55c5ac) and two others. The Mantis 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 #6dc555 and #ad55c5.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5556d is made of 50% red, 22% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Tropical Smoothie has a hue angle of 347.14°, a saturation of 49.12% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5556d is made of 0% cyan, 43.92% magenta, 34.5% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c5556d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,85,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 22%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 43.92, 34.5, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(347.14,49.12%,55.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(347.14,56.85%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.2343,46.9386,8.8725) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0348,19.4714,16.6961) |