Feverish Color

#dd6677

Feverish 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 #298
Complementary Color #65ddcc
Color Shade: cool red (351.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.33% (better contrasting with white)
Feverish Color Sample
Feverish Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd6677

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Feverish Color. The Strawberry Ice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Teaberry (#dc3855) for more energetic effect. Try Tōnatiuh Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#65ddcc is the best complementary color to Feverish. 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 #d67 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 White are #dd65b2 and #dd9065. Thus found on the left and right of #d67 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Blush and Copperfield colors as they work well with Feverish.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Feverish palette consists of #65b2dd and #65dd90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#65ddcc). Try Viking and Pastel Green colors in combination with #d67, 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 #d67 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 Feverish. Thus Havelock Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Feverish contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viking, Yellow Green, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #d67 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. Feverish tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#65ddcc) 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 #76dd65 and #cb65dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd6677 is made of 50% red, 23% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Feverish has a hue angle of 351.43°, a saturation of 63.64% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd6677 is made of 0% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 40% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd6677
RGB Decimal rgb(221,102,119)
RGB Percentage 50%, 23%, 27%
CMYK 0, 46.67, 40, 13.33
HSL hsl(351.43,63.64%,63.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(351.43,53.85%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.2328,48.0497,13.3332)
XYZ xyz(37.8999,26.2068,20.5136)
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