Kōbai Red Color

#db5a6b

Kōbai 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 #24a594
Complementary Color #5adac9
Color Shade: cool red (352.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.59% (better contrasting with white)
Kōbai Red Color Sample
Kōbai Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #db5a6b

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Kōbai Red Color. The Cruel Ruby 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 saturated alternative called Vermilion Cinnabar (#e34244) for more energetic effect. Try I Love You Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5adac9 is the best complementary color to Kōbai 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 #db5a6b complementary color is Viking, 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 Roman are #da5aab and #da895a. Thus found on the left and right of #db5a6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Blush and Di Serria colors as they work well with Kōbai Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kōbai Red palette consists of #5aabda and #5ada89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5adac9). Try Shakespeare and Pastel Green colors in combination with #db5a6b, 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 #db5a6b 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 Kōbai Red. Thus Havelock Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kōbai Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viking, Conifer, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #db5a6b 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. Kōbai Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#5adac9) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Viking. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6bda5a and #c95ada.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #db5a6b is made of 53% red, 22% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Kōbai Red has a hue angle of 352.09°, a saturation of 64.18% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #db5a6b is made of 0% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 43.92% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #db5a6b
RGB Decimal rgb(219,90,107)
RGB Percentage 53%, 22%, 26%
CMYK 0, 50.59, 43.92, 14.12
HSL hsl(352.09,64.18%,60.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(352.09,58.9%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.5165,51.8991,16.5455)
XYZ xyz(35.5234,23.4339,16.5608)
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