Whiplash 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 | #38bab8 |
| Complementary Color | #45c6c5 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Whiplash Color. The Toasted Truffle 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 American Beauty (#a73340) for more calm effect. Try Sappanwood as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#45c6c5 is the best complementary color to Whiplash. 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 #c74547 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 #c64587 and #c68445. Thus found on the left and right of #c74547 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Tussock colors as they work well with Whiplash.
The split-complementary Whiplash palette consists of #4587c6 and #45c684 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#45c6c5). Try Boston Blue and Emerald colors in combination with #c74547, 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 #c74547 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 Whiplash. Thus Indigo and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Whiplash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Sushi, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c74547 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. Whiplash tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#45c6c5) 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 #46c645 and #c545c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c74547 is made of 59% red, 20% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Whiplash has a hue angle of 359.08°, a saturation of 53.72% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c74547 is made of 0% cyan, 50.98% magenta, 50.2% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c74547 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,69,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 59%, 20%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 50.98, 50.2, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(359.08,53.72%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.08,65.33%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.0746,51.7625,27.4078) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8186,16.8533,7.8007) |