Communist Color

#cc0000

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

Inverse Color #3ff
Complementary Color #00cbcc
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Communist Color Sample
Communist Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc0000

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Communist Color. The Cacodemon Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dragon Red (#9e0200) for more calm effect. Try Totem Pole as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#00cbcc is the best complementary color to Communist. 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 #c00 complementary color is Robin's Egg Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #c06 and #c60. Thus found on the left and right of #c00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Communist.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Communist palette consists of #0065cc and #0c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00cbcc). Try Science Blue and White colors in combination with #c00, 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 #c00 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 Communist. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Communist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Robin's Egg Blue, White, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #c00 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Communist tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#00cbcc) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Pizzazz – 120° from the complementary Robin's Egg Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0c0 and #cc00cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc0000 is made of 100% red, 0% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Communist has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc0000 is made of 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 80% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc0000
RGB Decimal rgb(204,0,0)
RGB Percentage 100%, 0%, 0%
CMYK 0, 80, 80, 20
HSL hsl(0,100%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,100%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.5172,67.7102,56.8159)
XYZ xyz(24.9018,12.8374,1.1654)
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