Flushed is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #2aa |
| Complementary Color | #55dcdc |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Flushed Color. The Hunter's Orange 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 soft alternative called Lei Flower (#d87b6a) for more calm effect. Try Lively Coral as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#55dcdc is the best complementary color to Flushed. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d55 complementary color is Viking, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #dc5599 and #dc9955. Thus found on the left and right of #d55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cranberry and Di Serria colors as they work well with Flushed.
The split-complementary Flushed palette consists of #5598dc and #55dc99 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#55dcdc). Try Havelock Blue and Shamrock colors in combination with #d55, 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 #d55 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 Flushed. Thus Royal Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flushed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viking, Conifer, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #d55 square combo is a palette of mid 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. Flushed tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#55dcdc) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Orchid – 120° from the complementary Viking. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55dc55 and #dc55dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #dd5555 is made of 57% red, 22% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Flushed has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd5555 is made of 0% cyan, 53.34% magenta, 53.34% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dd5555 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,85,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 22%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 53.34, 53.34, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(0,66.67%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,61.54%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.5797,53.1566,28.2236) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.707,22.525,11.1128) |