Desire Color

#ea3c53

Desire 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 #15c3ac
Complementary Color #3bead3
Color Shade: cool red (352.07° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.65% (better contrasting with white)
Desire Color Sample
Desire Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ea3c53

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Desire Color. The Amaranth Red 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 Red Pigment (#ed1c24) for more energetic effect. Try Ambitious Rose as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3bead3 is the best complementary color to Desire. 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 #ea3c53 complementary color is Turquoise, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Amaranth are #ea3baa and #ea7b3b. Thus found on the left and right of #ea3c53 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brilliant Rose and Jaffa colors as they work well with Desire.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Desire palette consists of #3baaea and #3bea7b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3bead3). Try Picton Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #ea3c53, 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 #ea3c53 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 Desire. Thus Royal Blue and Lima giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Desire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise, Pear, and Royal Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #ea3c53 square combo is a palette of cool 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. Desire tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3bead3) and two others. The Lima is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heliotrope – 120° from the complementary Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #53ea3b and #d23bea.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ea3c53 is made of 62% red, 16% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Desire has a hue angle of 352.07°, a saturation of 80.56% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ea3c53 is made of 0% cyan, 68.23% magenta, 59.21% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #ea3c53
RGB Decimal rgb(234,60,83)
RGB Percentage 62%, 16%, 22%
CMYK 0, 68.23, 59.21, 8.24
HSL hsl(352.07,80.56%,57.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(352.07,74.36%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.329,66.6084,28.2612)
XYZ xyz(37.1089,21.3487,10.3485)
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