Carmine Red 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 | #00ffc7 |
| Complementary Color | #00ffc6 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (346.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carmine Red Color. The Eternal Cherry 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 Kurenai Red (#d7003a) for more calm effect. Try Strawberry Smash as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00ffc6 is the best complementary color to Carmine Red. 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 #ff0038 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 Torch Red are #ff00b7 and #ff4700. Thus found on the left and right of #ff0038 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Purple Pizzazz and Vermilion colors as they work well with Carmine Red.
The split-complementary Carmine Red palette consists of #00b7ff and #00ff47 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00ffc6). Try Dodger Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #ff0038, 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 #ff0038 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 Carmine Red. Thus Blue Ribbon and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carmine Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Lime, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff0038 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. Carmine Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#00ffc6) 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 #37ff00 and #c600ff.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff0038 is made of 82% red, 0% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Carmine Red has a hue angle of 346.82°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff0038 is made of 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 78.04% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff0038 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,0,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 82%, 0%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 100, 78.04, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(346.82,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(346.82,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.5414,80.9508,45.1305) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9538,21.5455,5.6889) |