Lollipop Color

#cc1c3b

Lollipop is vivid, 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 #33e3c4
Complementary Color #1cccad
Color Shade: cool red (349.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.49% (better contrasting with white)
Lollipop Color Sample
Lollipop Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc1c3b

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lollipop Color. The Jazzy 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 saturated alternative called Silken Ruby (#e81320) for more energetic effect. Try Cerise Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1cccad is the best complementary color to Lollipop. 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 #cc1c3b complementary color is Java, 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 Cardinal are #cc1c93 and #cc551c. Thus found on the left and right of #cc1c3b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Orange Roughy colors as they work well with Lollipop.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lollipop palette consists of #1c93cc and #1ccc55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1cccad). Try Curious Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #cc1c3b, 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 #cc1c3b 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 Lollipop. Thus Persian Blue and Lima giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lollipop contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #cc1c3b 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. Lollipop tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#1cccad) and two others. The Lima is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Heart – 120° from the complementary Java. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3acc1c and #ac1ccc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc1c3b is made of 70% red, 10% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Lollipop has a hue angle of 349.43°, a saturation of 75.86% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc1c3b is made of 0% cyan, 69.02% magenta, 56.86% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc1c3b
RGB Decimal rgb(204,28,59)
RGB Percentage 70%, 10%, 20%
CMYK 0, 69.02, 56.86, 20
HSL hsl(349.43,75.86%,45.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(349.43,86.27%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.2095,65.494,30.0537)
XYZ xyz(26.1065,13.9836,5.4608)
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