Bright Scarlet Color

#fc0e34

Bright Scarlet 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 #03f1cb
Complementary Color #0dfcd6
Color Shade: cool red (350.42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.16% (better contrasting with white)
Bright Scarlet Color Sample
Bright Scarlet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fc0e34

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bright Scarlet Color. The Rock Lobster color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lingonberry (#ff255c) for more energetic effect. Try Cherry Velvet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0dfcd6 is the best complementary color to Bright Scarlet. 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 #fc0e34 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 Torch Red are #fc0daa and #fc5e0d. Thus found on the left and right of #fc0e34 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shocking Pink and Blaze Orange colors as they work well with Bright Scarlet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bright Scarlet palette consists of #0daafc and #0dfc5f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0dfcd6). Try Dodger Blue and Spring Green colors in combination with #fc0e34, 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 #fc0e34 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 Bright Scarlet. Thus Blue Ribbon and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bright Scarlet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Lime, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #fc0e34 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. Bright Scarlet tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#0dfcd6) 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 #34fc0d and #d50dfc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fc0e34 is made of 79% red, 4% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Bright Scarlet has a hue angle of 350.42°, a saturation of 97.54% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fc0e34 is made of 0% cyan, 93.33% magenta, 78.43% yellow and 1.18% black ink.

HEX #fc0e34
RGB Decimal rgb(252,14,52)
RGB Percentage 79%, 4%, 16%
CMYK 0, 93.33, 78.43, 1.18
HSL hsl(350.42,97.54%,52.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(350.42,94.44%,98.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.2301,79.145,46.8228)
XYZ xyz(40.9218,21.2575,5.1951)
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