Hot Lips Color

#c9312b

Hot Lips is vivid, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #36ced4
Complementary Color #2bc2c8
Color Shade: mid red (2.28° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.84% (better contrasting with white)
Hot Lips Color Sample
Hot Lips Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c9312b

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hot Lips Color. The Firebug color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Energetic Orange (#d85739) for more energetic effect. Try Mod Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2bc2c8 is the best complementary color to Hot Lips. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9312b complementary color is Scooter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Persian Red are #c82b73 and #c8802b. Thus found on the left and right of #c9312b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hibiscus and Brandy Punch colors as they work well with Hot Lips.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hot Lips palette consists of #2b73c8 and #2bc880 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2bc2c8). Try Mariner and Shamrock colors in combination with #c9312b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c9312b offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hot Lips. Thus Governor Bay and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hot Lips contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scooter, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9312b square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hot Lips tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2bc2c8) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Scooter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2bc831 and #c82bc2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c9312b is made of 69% red, 17% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Hot Lips has a hue angle of 2.28°, a saturation of 64.75% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9312b is made of 0% cyan, 59.6% magenta, 61.96% yellow and 21.18% black ink.

HEX #c9312b
RGB Decimal rgb(201,49,43)
RGB Percentage 69%, 17%, 15%
CMYK 0, 59.6, 61.96, 21.18
HSL hsl(2.28,64.75%,47.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(2.28,78.61%,78.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.3432,58.5829,40.4652)
XYZ xyz(25.6218,14.7886,3.7896)
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