Firecracker Salmon Color

#f36363

Firecracker Salmon is soft, 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 #0c9c9c
Complementary Color #62f3f3
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.06% (better contrasting with white)
Firecracker Salmon Color Sample
Firecracker Salmon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f36363

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Firecracker Salmon Color. The Geraldine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cheery (#f08a88) for more calm effect. Try Benihi Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#62f3f3 is the best complementary color to Firecracker Salmon. 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 #f36363 complementary color is Spray, 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 Carnation are #f362ab and #f3ab62. Thus found on the left and right of #f36363 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brilliant Rose and Sandy brown colors as they work well with Firecracker Salmon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Firecracker Salmon palette consists of #62aaf3 and #62f3ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#62f3f3). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #f36363, 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 #f36363 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 Firecracker Salmon. Thus Cornflower Blue and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Firecracker Salmon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spray, Sulu, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f36363 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. Firecracker Salmon tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#62f3f3) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Magenta – 120° from the complementary Spray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #62f362 and #f362f3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f36363 is made of 55% red, 22% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Firecracker Salmon has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 85.71% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f36363 is made of 0% cyan, 56.47% magenta, 56.47% yellow and 4.71% black ink.

HEX #f36363
RGB Decimal rgb(243,99,99)
RGB Percentage 55%, 22%, 22%
CMYK 0, 56.47, 56.47, 4.71
HSL hsl(0,85.71%,67.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,59.26%,95.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.6749,55.343,28.7288)
XYZ xyz(43.6761,28.8792,15.0766)
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