Poppy 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 | #23cbc4 |
| Complementary Color | #33dcd5 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Poppy Red Color. The Cranberry Splash 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 Nectarous Nectarine (#dd5566) for more calm effect. Try Briquette as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#33dcd5 is the best complementary color to Poppy 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 #dc343b complementary color is 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 Punch are #dc338f and #dc8033. Thus found on the left and right of #dc343b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise and Brandy Punch colors as they work well with Poppy Red.
The split-complementary Poppy Red palette consists of #338fdc and #33dc80 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#33dcd5). Try Curious Blue and Shamrock colors in combination with #dc343b, 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 #dc343b 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 Poppy Red. Thus Royal Blue and Lima giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Poppy Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #dc343b 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. Poppy Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#33dcd5) and two others. The Lima is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3bdc33 and #d433dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #dc343b is made of 66% red, 16% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Poppy Red has a hue angle of 357.5°, a saturation of 70.59% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dc343b is made of 0% cyan, 65.88% magenta, 63.13% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dc343b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,52,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 66%, 16%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 65.88, 63.13, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(357.5,70.59%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.5,76.36%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.4808,63.8888,37.0126) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5326,17.9874,5.9476) |