Red Crayon 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 | #11dfb2 |
| Complementary Color | #20edc1 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (346.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Crayon Color. The Razzmatazz Lips 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 Brutal Doom (#e61626) for more calm effect. Try Splatter Movie as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#20edc1 is the best complementary color to Red Crayon. 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 #ee204d complementary color is Bright Turquoise, 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 Amaranth are #ed20b3 and #ed5a20. Thus found on the left and right of #ee204d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shocking Pink and Flamingo colors as they work well with Red Crayon.
The split-complementary Red Crayon palette consists of #20b3ed and #20ed5a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#20edc1). Try Picton Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #ee204d, 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 #ee204d 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 Red Crayon. Thus Royal Blue and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Crayon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Inch Worm, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ee204d 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. Red Crayon tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#20edc1) 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 #4ced20 and #c020ed.
In a RGB color space, hex #ee204d is made of 69% red, 9% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Red Crayon has a hue angle of 346.89°, a saturation of 85.83% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ee204d is made of 0% cyan, 80.78% magenta, 63.13% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #ee204d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,32,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 69%, 9%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 80.78, 63.13, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(346.89,85.83%,52.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(346.89,86.55%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.5488,74.305,29.7432) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.116,19.746,8.8763) |