Celestial Coral Color

#dd4455

Celestial Coral is vibrant, 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 #2ba
Complementary Color #44dccc
Color Shade: cool red (353.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
Celestial Coral Color Sample
Celestial Coral Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd4455

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Celestial Coral Color. The Amaranth Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Froly (#e56d75) for more energetic effect. Try Royal Mail Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#44dccc is the best complementary color to Celestial Coral. 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 #d45 complementary color is Turquoise, 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 White are #dc44a1 and #dc7f44. Thus found on the left and right of #d45 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise and Red Damask colors as they work well with Celestial Coral.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Celestial Coral palette consists of #44a1dc and #44dc7f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#44dccc). Try Havelock Blue and Shamrock colors in combination with #d45, 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 #d45 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 Celestial Coral. Thus Royal Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Celestial Coral contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise, Conifer, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #d45 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. Celestial Coral tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#44dccc) and two others. The Pastel Green 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 #54dc44 and #cb44dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd4455 is made of 59% red, 18% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Celestial Coral has a hue angle of 353.33°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd4455 is made of 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 53.34% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd4455
RGB Decimal rgb(221,68,85)
RGB Percentage 59%, 18%, 23%
CMYK 0, 60, 53.34, 13.33
HSL hsl(353.33,69.23%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(353.33,69.23%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.0202,60.0871,24.9279)
XYZ xyz(33.5256,20.1623,10.719)
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