Medium Candy Apple 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 | #1df9d3 |
| Complementary Color | #06e1bb |
| Color Shade: | cool red (349.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Medium Candy Apple Red Color. The Holly Jolly Christmas color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Crucified Red (#cc0044) for more energetic effect. Try Hot Cuba as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#06e1bb is the best complementary color to Medium Candy Apple 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 #e2062c complementary color is Bright 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 Red Ribbon are #e1069a and #e14d06. Thus found on the left and right of #e2062c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hollywood Cerise and Trinidad colors as they work well with Medium Candy Apple Red.
The split-complementary Medium Candy Apple Red palette consists of #0699e1 and #06e14d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#06e1bb). Try Cerulean and Malachite colors in combination with #e2062c, 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 #e2062c 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 Medium Candy Apple Red. Thus Dark Blue and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Medium Candy Apple Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Bahia, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2062c 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. Medium Candy Apple Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#06e1bb) and two others. The Harlequin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Bright Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2ce106 and #bc06e1.
In a RGB color space, hex #e2062c is made of 82% red, 2% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Medium Candy Apple Red has a hue angle of 349.64°, a saturation of 94.83% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2062c is made of 0% cyan, 86.28% magenta, 71.38% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #e2062c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(226,6,44) |
| RGB Percentage | 82%, 2%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 86.28, 71.38, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(349.64,94.83%,45.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(349.64,97.35%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.5991,73.2797,43.8194) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8838,16.4808,3.8835) |