Bloody Salmon Color

#cc4433

Bloody Salmon is vibrant, 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 #3bc
Complementary Color #32bbcc
Color Shade: mid red (6.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Bloody Salmon Color Sample
Bloody Salmon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc4433

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bloody Salmon Color. The Terracotta 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 Red Orpiment (#cd6d57) for more calm effect. Try Tanager as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#32bbcc is the best complementary color to Bloody Salmon. 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 #c43 complementary color is Scooter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #cc326e and #cc9032. Thus found on the left and right of #c43 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hibiscus and Brandy Punch colors as they work well with Bloody Salmon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bloody Salmon palette consists of #326ecc and #32cc90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#32bbcc). Try Mariner and Shamrock colors in combination with #c43, 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 #c43 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 Bloody Salmon. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bloody Salmon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scooter, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c43 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Bloody Salmon tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#32bbcc) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Scooter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #32cc43 and #cc32ba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc4433 is made of 63% red, 21% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Bloody Salmon has a hue angle of 6.67°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc4433 is made of 0% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 60% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc4433
RGB Decimal rgb(204,68,51)
RGB Percentage 63%, 21%, 16%
CMYK 0, 53.33, 60, 20
HSL hsl(6.67,60%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(6.67,75%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.5243,52.8446,39.6241)
XYZ xyz(27.5665,17.2106,5.001)
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