Poinsettia is vibrant, 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 | #34cbbe |
| Complementary Color | #34cbbe |
| Color Shade: | cool red (354.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Poinsettia Color. The Cranberry Splash color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Radish (#a42e41) for more calm effect. Try Paper Hearts as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#34cbbe is the best complementary color to Poinsettia. 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 #cb3441 complementary color is Turquoise, 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 Flush Mahogany are #cb348c and #cb7234. Thus found on the left and right of #cb3441 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Red Violet and Copper colors as they work well with Poinsettia.
The split-complementary Poinsettia palette consists of #348ccb and #34cb72 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#34cbbe). Try Boston Blue and Emerald colors in combination with #cb3441, 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 #cb3441 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 Poinsettia. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Poinsettia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #cb3441 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. Poinsettia tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#34cbbe) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41cb34 and #bd34cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #cb3441 is made of 63% red, 16% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Poinsettia has a hue angle of 354.83°, a saturation of 59.22% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cb3441 is made of 0% cyan, 59.22% magenta, 54.12% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #cb3441 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,52,65) |
| RGB Percentage | 63%, 16%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 59.22, 54.12, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(354.83,59.22%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(354.83,74.38%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.3573,59.1327,29.0026) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8107,15.5341,6.5863) |