Lionheart Color

#cc2222

Lionheart 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 #3dd
Complementary Color #21cbcc
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Lionheart Color Sample
Lionheart Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc2222

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lionheart Color. The Sour Cherry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Alizarin (#e34636) for more energetic effect. Try Brownish Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#21cbcc is the best complementary color to Lionheart. 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 #c22 complementary color is Java, 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 #cc2177 and #cc7621. Thus found on the left and right of #c22 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise and Ochre colors as they work well with Lionheart.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lionheart palette consists of #2176cc and #21cc77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#21cbcc). Try Mariner and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #c22, 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 #c22 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 Lionheart. Thus Persian Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lionheart contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c22 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. Lionheart tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#21cbcc) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Java. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #21cc21 and #cc21cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc2222 is made of 75% red, 13% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Lionheart has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc2222 is made of 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc2222
RGB Decimal rgb(204,34,34)
RGB Percentage 75%, 13%, 13%
CMYK 0, 66.67, 66.67, 20
HSL hsl(0,71.43%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,83.33%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.3716,63.3616,44.5229)
XYZ xyz(25.7626,14.0969,2.8765)
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