Infrared Flush Color

#cc3344

Infrared Flush is vibrant, 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 #3cb
Complementary Color #32ccbb
Color Shade: cool red (353.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Infrared Flush Color Sample
Infrared Flush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc3344

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Infrared Flush Color. The Royal Banner color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Oriental Ruby (#ce536b) for more calm effect. Try Imayou Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#32ccbb is the best complementary color to Infrared Flush. 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 #c34 complementary color is Turquoise, 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 White are #cc3290 and #cc6e32. Thus found on the left and right of #c34 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Red Violet and Tuscany colors as they work well with Infrared Flush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Infrared Flush palette consists of #3290cc and #32cc6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#32ccbb). Try Curious Blue and Shamrock colors in combination with #c34, 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 #c34 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 Infrared Flush. Thus Cerulean Blue and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Infrared Flush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c34 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. Infrared Flush tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#32ccbb) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43cc32 and #bb32cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc3344 is made of 63% red, 16% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Infrared Flush has a hue angle of 353.33°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc3344 is made of 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc3344
RGB Decimal rgb(204,51,68)
RGB Percentage 63%, 16%, 21%
CMYK 0, 60, 53.33, 20
HSL hsl(353.33,60%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(353.33,75%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.4751,59.9175,27.3884)
XYZ xyz(27.1291,15.6224,7.0544)
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