Chinese Red Color

#cd071e

Chinese Red is vivid, 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 #32f8e1
Complementary Color #06cdb5
Color Shade: cool red (353.03° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.57% (better contrasting with white)
Chinese Red Color Sample
Chinese Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cd071e

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Red Color. The Tango Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Fresh Cut (#f2003c) for more energetic effect. Try Vivid Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#06cdb5 is the best complementary color to Chinese 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 #cd071e complementary color is Robin's Egg Blue, 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 Monza are #cd0680 and #cd5306. Thus found on the left and right of #cd071e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Razzmatazz and Red Stage colors as they work well with Chinese Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chinese Red palette consists of #0680cd and #06cd53 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#06cdb5). Try Lochmara and Malachite colors in combination with #cd071e, 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 #cd071e 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 Chinese Red. Thus Dark Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chinese Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Robin's Egg Blue, Pistachio, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #cd071e 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. Chinese Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#06cdb5) and two others. The Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Robin's Egg Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1dcd06 and #b506cd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cd071e is made of 85% red, 3% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Red has a hue angle of 353.03°, a saturation of 93.4% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cd071e is made of 0% cyan, 77.64% magenta, 68.63% yellow and 19.61% black ink.

HEX #cd071e
RGB Decimal rgb(205,7,30)
RGB Percentage 85%, 3%, 12%
CMYK 0, 77.64, 68.63, 19.61
HSL hsl(353.03,93.4%,41.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(353.03,96.59%,80.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.1001,67.685,45.5288)
XYZ xyz(25.4872,13.2248,2.4376)
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