Karakurenai 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 | #36e0c8 |
| Complementary Color | #1fc9b0 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (351.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Karakurenai Red Color. The Azalea 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 soft alternative called French Wine (#ac1e44) for more calm effect. Try Vivid Burgundy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1fc9b0 is the best complementary color to Karakurenai 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 #c91f37 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 #c91f8b and #c95b1f. Thus found on the left and right of #c91f37 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Piper colors as they work well with Karakurenai Red.
The split-complementary Karakurenai Red palette consists of #1f8cc9 and #1fc95b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1fc9b0). Try Curious Blue and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #c91f37, 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 #c91f37 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 Karakurenai Red. Thus Persian Blue and Lima giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Karakurenai Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c91f37 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. Karakurenai Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#1fc9b0) and two others. The Lima is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Heart – 120° from the complementary Java. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #37c91f and #b01fc9.
In a RGB color space, hex #c91f37 is made of 70% red, 11% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Karakurenai Red has a hue angle of 351.53°, a saturation of 73.28% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c91f37 is made of 0% cyan, 66.66% magenta, 57.25% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c91f37 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,31,55) |
| RGB Percentage | 70%, 11%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 66.66, 57.25, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(351.53,73.28%,45.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(351.53,84.58%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.7607,63.9061,31.7907) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.267,13.6733,4.9219) |