Lotus Red is calm, 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 | #2e8e84 |
| Complementary Color | #71d0c6 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lotus Red Color. The Dancer color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sugar Tooth (#d68f9f) for more calm effect. Try Hibiscus Flower as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#71d0c6 is the best complementary color to Lotus 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 #d1717b complementary color is Downy, 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 New York Pink are #d071aa and #d09771. Thus found on the left and right of #d1717b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hopbush and Whiskey colors as they work well with Lotus Red.
The split-complementary Lotus Red palette consists of #71aad0 and #71d097 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71d0c6). Try Danube and De York colors in combination with #d1717b, 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 #d1717b 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 Lotus Red. Thus Moody Blue and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lotus Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Downy, Wild Willow, and Lilac Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1717b 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. Lotus Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#71d0c6) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Downy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7ad071 and #c671d0.
In a RGB color space, hex #d1717b is made of 47% red, 25% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Lotus Red has a hue angle of 353.75°, a saturation of 51.06% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1717b is made of 0% cyan, 37.65% magenta, 33.72% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #d1717b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(209,113,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 25%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 37.65, 33.72, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(353.75,51.06%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.75,45.93%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.7847,38.6597,11.5346) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7748,26.7956,22.0254) |