Forbidden Fruit is soft, 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 | #018483 |
| Complementary Color | #7bfdfc |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Forbidden Fruit Color. The Sweet Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Salmon Pink (#ff91a4) for more energetic effect. Try Salmon Tartare as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7bfdfc is the best complementary color to Forbidden Fruit. 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 #fe7b7c complementary color is Aquamarine, 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 Geraldine are #fd7bbd and #fdbb7b. Thus found on the left and right of #fe7b7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hot Pink and Macaroni and Cheese colors as they work well with Forbidden Fruit.
The split-complementary Forbidden Fruit palette consists of #7bbdfd and #7bfdbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7bfdfc). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #fe7b7c, 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 #fe7b7c 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 Forbidden Fruit. Thus Cornflower Blue and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Forbidden Fruit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aquamarine, Mindaro, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fe7b7c 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. Forbidden Fruit tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#7bfdfc) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heliotrope – 120° from the complementary Aquamarine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7cfd7b and #fc7bfd.
In a RGB color space, hex #fe7b7c is made of 51% red, 25% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Forbidden Fruit has a hue angle of 359.54°, a saturation of 98.5% and a lightness of 73.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fe7b7c is made of 0% cyan, 51.37% magenta, 50.98% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fe7b7c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,123,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 25%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 51.37, 50.98, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(359.54,98.5%,73.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.54,51.57%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.0453,49.9181,23.3297) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5941,36.692,23.4317) |