Lust Color

#e62020

Lust is vivid, 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 #19dfdf
Complementary Color #20e5e5
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.37% (better contrasting with white)
Lust Color Sample
Lust Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e62020

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lust Color. The Blossoming Dynasty color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Thunderbird (#c02b18) for more calm effect. Try Angry Flamingo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#20e5e5 is the best complementary color to Lust. 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 #e62020 complementary color is Turquoise, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Alizarin Crimson are #e52083 and #e58320. Thus found on the left and right of #e62020 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise and Zest colors as they work well with Lust.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lust palette consists of #2082e5 and #20e583 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#20e5e5). Try Curious Blue and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #e62020, 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 #e62020 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 Lust. Thus Persian Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise, Inch Worm, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #e62020 square combo is a palette of mid 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. Lust tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#20e5e5) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking Pink – 120° from the complementary Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #20e520 and #e520e5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e62020 is made of 78% red, 11% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Lust has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 79.84% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e62020 is made of 0% cyan, 77.65% magenta, 77.65% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e62020
RGB Decimal rgb(230,32,32)
RGB Percentage 78%, 11%, 11%
CMYK 0, 77.65, 77.65, 9.8
HSL hsl(0,79.84%,51.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,86.09%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.4479,70.7692,51.9536)
XYZ xyz(33.4104,17.9603,3.0723)
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