English Vermillion Color

#cc474b

English Vermillion is soft, 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 #33b8b4
Complementary Color #47ccc8
Color Shade: cool red (358.2° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.92% (better contrasting with white)
English Vermillion Color Sample
English Vermillion Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc474b

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to English Vermillion Color. The Jules 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 Scarlet Past (#a53b3d) for more calm effect. Try Lipstick Illusion as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#47ccc8 is the best complementary color to English Vermillion. 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 #cc474b complementary color is Shakespeare, 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 Mojo are #cc478d and #cc8547. Thus found on the left and right of #cc474b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Raw Sienna colors as they work well with English Vermillion.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary English Vermillion palette consists of #478dcc and #47cc85 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#47ccc8). Try Danube and Emerald colors in combination with #cc474b, 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 #cc474b 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 English Vermillion. Thus Indigo and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of English Vermillion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shakespeare, Atlantis, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cc474b 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. English Vermillion tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#47ccc8) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Shakespeare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4bcc47 and #c747cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc474b is made of 58% red, 20% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode English Vermillion has a hue angle of 358.2°, a saturation of 56.6% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc474b is made of 0% cyan, 52.16% magenta, 50.59% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc474b
RGB Decimal rgb(204,71,75)
RGB Percentage 58%, 20%, 21%
CMYK 0, 52.16, 50.59, 20
HSL hsl(358.2,56.6%,53.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.2,65.2%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.3159,52.8337,26.7887)
XYZ xyz(28.4251,17.8518,8.6042)
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