Poppy Power Color

#ed2939

Poppy Power is vivid, 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 #12d6c6
Complementary Color #29eddc
Color Shade: cool red (355.1° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.51% (better contrasting with white)
Poppy Power Color Sample
Poppy Power Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ed2939

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Poppy Power Color. The Thunder Mountain Longhorn Pepper 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 soft alternative called Fire Axe Red (#ce1620) for more calm effect. Try Paradise Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#29eddc is the best complementary color to Poppy Power. 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 #ed2939 complementary color is Bright 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 Alizarin Crimson are #ed299b and #ed7a29. Thus found on the left and right of #ed2939 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Violet Red and Tango colors as they work well with Poppy Power.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Poppy Power palette consists of #299bed and #29ed7a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#29eddc). Try Picton Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #ed2939, 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 #ed2939 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 Poppy Power. Thus Royal Blue and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Poppy Power contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Inch Worm, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ed2939 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. Poppy Power tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#29eddc) and two others. The Harlequin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Bright Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #39ed29 and #dc29ed.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ed2939 is made of 71% red, 12% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Poppy Power has a hue angle of 355.1°, a saturation of 84.48% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ed2939 is made of 0% cyan, 76.86% magenta, 70.59% yellow and 7.06% black ink.

HEX #ed2939
RGB Decimal rgb(237,41,57)
RGB Percentage 71%, 12%, 17%
CMYK 0, 76.86, 70.59, 7.06
HSL hsl(355.1,84.48%,54.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(355.1,82.7%,92.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.7079,71.442,41.5384)
XYZ xyz(36.4565,19.8858,5.7878)
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