Chinese Dragon is soft, 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 | #34adae |
| Complementary Color | #51c9cb |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Dragon Color. The Red Sparowes 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 soft alternative called Sahara Sun (#c67363) for more calm effect. Try Light Tomato as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#51c9cb is the best complementary color to Chinese Dragon. 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 #cb5251 complementary color is Shakespeare, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chestnut Rose are #cb518d and #cb8f51. Thus found on the left and right of #cb5251 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Tussock colors as they work well with Chinese Dragon.
The split-complementary Chinese Dragon palette consists of #518dcb and #51cb8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#51c9cb). Try Danube and Emerald colors in combination with #cb5251, 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 #cb5251 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 Chinese Dragon. Thus Indigo and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinese Dragon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shakespeare, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #cb5251 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chinese Dragon tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#51c9cb) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Shakespeare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51cb52 and #cb51c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #cb5251 is made of 55% red, 22% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Dragon has a hue angle of 0.49°, a saturation of 53.98% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cb5251 is made of 0% cyan, 47.45% magenta, 47.85% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #cb5251 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,82,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 22%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 47.45, 47.85, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(0.49,53.98%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0.49,60.1%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.0655,48.0381,25.457) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1311,19.3252,9.9793) |