Zhū Hóng Vermillion Color

#cb464a

Zhū Hóng Vermillion 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 #34b9b5
Complementary Color #45cbc7
Color Shade: cool red (358.2° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.53% (better contrasting with white)
Zhū Hóng Vermillion Color Sample
Zhū Hóng Vermillion Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cb464a

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Zhū Hóng Vermillion Color. The Scarlet Past color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Strawberry Wine (#cb6a6b) for more calm effect. Try Swiss Chard as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#45cbc7 is the best complementary color to Zhū Hóng Vermillion. 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 #cb464a complementary color is Puerto Rico, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #cb458c and #cb8445. Thus found on the left and right of #cb464a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Raw Sienna colors as they work well with Zhū Hóng Vermillion.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Zhū Hóng Vermillion palette consists of #458ccb and #45cb84 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#45cbc7). Try Danube and Emerald colors in combination with #cb464a, 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 #cb464a 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 Zhū Hóng Vermillion. Thus Indigo and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Zhū Hóng Vermillion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Atlantis, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cb464a square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Zhū Hóng Vermillion tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#45cbc7) and two others. The Emerald 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 #49cb45 and #c645cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cb464a is made of 59% red, 20% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Zhū Hóng Vermillion has a hue angle of 358.2°, a saturation of 56.12% and a lightness of 53.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cb464a is made of 0% cyan, 52.16% magenta, 50.59% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #cb464a
RGB Decimal rgb(203,70,74)
RGB Percentage 59%, 20%, 21%
CMYK 0, 52.16, 50.59, 20.39
HSL hsl(358.2,56.12%,53.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.2,65.52%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.9719,52.8583,26.9087)
XYZ xyz(28.0548,17.5712,8.3915)
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