Lava 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 | #30efdf |
| Complementary Color | #10cfbf |
| Color Shade: | cool red (354.97° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lava Color. The Shiraz 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 Hong Kong Taxi (#a8102a) for more calm effect. Try Tango Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#10cfbf is the best complementary color to Lava. 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 #cf1020 complementary color is Bright Turquoise, 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 Crimson are #cf107f and #cf5f10. Thus found on the left and right of #cf1020 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Meteor colors as they work well with Lava.
The split-complementary Lava palette consists of #107fcf and #10cf5f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#10cfbf). Try Denim and Malachite colors in combination with #cf1020, 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 #cf1020 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 Lava. Thus Persian Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lava contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Lima, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #cf1020 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. Lava tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#10cfbf) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Bright Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1fcf10 and #be10cf.
In a RGB color space, hex #cf1020 is made of 81% red, 6% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Lava has a hue angle of 354.97°, a saturation of 85.65% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cf1020 is made of 0% cyan, 74.91% magenta, 68.63% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #cf1020 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(207,16,32) |
| RGB Percentage | 81%, 6%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 74.91, 68.63, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(354.97,85.65%,43.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(354.97,92.27%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.8581,67.3054,45.3251) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1781,13.7403,2.6389) |