Cool Lava is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #168394 |
| Complementary Color | #6ad7e9 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (8.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Lava Color. The Stone Fruit color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Coral Burst (#dd5544) for more calm effect. Try Blossoming Dynasty as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6ad7e9 is the best complementary color to Cool Lava. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e97c6b complementary color is Turquoise Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Apricot are #e96a98 and #e9bb6a. Thus found on the left and right of #e97c6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Blush and Porsche colors as they work well with Cool Lava.
The split-complementary Cool Lava palette consists of #6a98e9 and #6ae9bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6ad7e9). Try Cornflower Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e97c6b, 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 #e97c6b offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cool Lava. Thus Medium Purple and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cool Lava contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise Blue, Sulu, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e97c6b square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cool Lava tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#6ad7e9) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Magenta – 120° from the complementary Turquoise Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ae97c and #e96ad7.
In a RGB color space, hex #e97c6b is made of 50% red, 27% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Lava has a hue angle of 8.1°, a saturation of 74.12% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e97c6b is made of 0% cyan, 42.74% magenta, 49.41% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e97c6b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,124,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 27%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 42.74, 49.41, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(8.1,74.12%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(8.1,54.08%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.999,40.3944,28.2649) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4658,32.8005,17.9501) |