Iridescent Red 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 | #33b1a3 |
| Complementary Color | #4ecbbe |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Iridescent Red Color. The Young Mahogany color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gypsy Red (#b6363b) for more calm effect. Try Lusty Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4ecbbe is the best complementary color to Iridescent Red. 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 #cc4e5c complementary color is Puerto Rico, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chestnut Rose are #cb4e9a and #cb7f4e. Thus found on the left and right of #cc4e5c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Raw Sienna colors as they work well with Iridescent Red.
The split-complementary Iridescent Red palette consists of #4e9acb and #4ecb7f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4ecbbe). Try Shakespeare and Emerald colors in combination with #cc4e5c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #cc4e5c 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 Iridescent Red. Thus Indigo and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Iridescent Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Celery, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cc4e5c square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Iridescent Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#4ecbbe) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Puerto Rico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5bcb4e and #bd4ecb.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc4e5c is made of 55% red, 21% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Iridescent Red has a hue angle of 353.33°, a saturation of 55.26% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc4e5c is made of 0% cyan, 49.41% magenta, 43.92% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc4e5c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,78,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 21%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 49.41, 43.92, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(353.33,55.26%,55.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.33,61.76%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.756,51.0109,18.5562) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.558,19.0589,12.2461) |