Vermilion Cinnabar 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 | #1cbdbb |
| Complementary Color | #41e3e1 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Vermilion Cinnabar Color. The Bara Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pink Pepper (#ef586c) for more energetic effect. Try Swiss Chard as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#41e3e1 is the best complementary color to Vermilion Cinnabar. 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 #e34244 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 Cinnabar are #e34194 and #e39041. Thus found on the left and right of #e34244 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise and Fire Bush colors as they work well with Vermilion Cinnabar.
The split-complementary Vermilion Cinnabar palette consists of #4194e3 and #41e390 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#41e3e1). Try Picton Blue and Shamrock colors in combination with #e34244, 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 #e34244 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 Vermilion Cinnabar. Thus Royal Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vermilion Cinnabar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise, Conifer, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #e34244 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. Vermilion Cinnabar tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#41e3e1) and two others. The Malachite 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 #43e341 and #e141e3.
In a RGB color space, hex #e34244 is made of 63% red, 18% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Vermilion Cinnabar has a hue angle of 359.25°, a saturation of 74.19% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e34244 is made of 0% cyan, 63.14% magenta, 62.35% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #e34244 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,66,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 63%, 18%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 63.14, 62.35, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(359.25,74.19%,57.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.25,70.93%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.5584,61.7426,35.7621) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6702,20.6447,7.6263) |