Qermez Red Color

#cf3c71

Qermez Red is soft, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #30c38e
Complementary Color #3cce9a
Color Shade: red magenta (338.37° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.35% (better contrasting with white)
Qermez Red Color Sample
Qermez Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cf3c71

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Qermez Red Color. The Minted Blueberry Lemonade color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bleeding Heart (#c02e4c) for more energetic effect. Try Bit of Berry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3cce9a is the best complementary color to Qermez Red. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cf3c71 complementary color is Shamrock, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cabaret are #ce3cba and #ce503c. Thus found on the left and right of #cf3c71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuchsia Pink and Mojo colors as they work well with Qermez Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Qermez Red palette consists of #3cbace and #3cce50 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3cce9a). Try Scooter and Emerald colors in combination with #cf3c71, 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 #cf3c71 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Qermez Red. Thus Mariner and Atlantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Qermez Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shamrock, Earls Green, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #cf3c71 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid 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. Qermez Red tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#3cce9a) and two others. The Atlantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Heart – 120° from the complementary Shamrock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #70ce3c and #993cce.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cf3c71 is made of 54% red, 16% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Qermez Red has a hue angle of 338.37°, a saturation of 60.49% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cf3c71 is made of 0% cyan, 57.65% magenta, 36.87% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #cf3c71
RGB Decimal rgb(207,60,113)
RGB Percentage 54%, 16%, 30%
CMYK 0, 57.65, 36.87, 18.82
HSL hsl(338.37,60.49%,52.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(338.37,71.01%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.1172,60.9936,3.6581)
XYZ xyz(30.3286,17.6894,17.4387)
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