Aphrodisiac 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 | #1ca59c |
| Complementary Color | #5ae3d9 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Aphrodisiac Color. The Poppy Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called True Love (#e27e8a) for more calm effect. Try Apple Valley as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5ae3d9 is the best complementary color to Aphrodisiac. 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 #e35a63 complementary color is Turquoise Blue, 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 Mandy are #e35aa7 and #e3955a. Thus found on the left and right of #e35a63 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Blush and Di Serria colors as they work well with Aphrodisiac.
The split-complementary Aphrodisiac palette consists of #5aa7e3 and #5ae395 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5ae3d9). Try Picton Blue and Pastel Green colors in combination with #e35a63, 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 #e35a63 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 Aphrodisiac. Thus Royal Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aphrodisiac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise Blue, Conifer, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #e35a63 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. Aphrodisiac tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#5ae3d9) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Turquoise Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #62e35a and #da5ae3.
In a RGB color space, hex #e35a63 is made of 55% red, 22% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Aphrodisiac has a hue angle of 356.06°, a saturation of 70.98% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e35a63 is made of 0% cyan, 53.73% magenta, 50.2% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #e35a63 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,90,99) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 22%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 53.73, 50.2, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(356.06,70.98%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356.06,60.35%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.6285,53.9489,22.9459) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5868,24.5441,14.5608) |