Heatstroke 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 | #087 |
| Complementary Color | #7fe |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heatstroke Color. The Carnation 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 soft alternative called Salmon Tartare (#ff9baa) for more calm effect. Try Baker-Miller Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7fe is the best complementary color to Heatstroke. 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 #f78 complementary color is White, 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 White are #ff77cb and #fa7. Thus found on the left and right of #f78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hot Pink and White colors as they work well with Heatstroke.
The split-complementary Heatstroke palette consists of #77cbff and #7fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7fe). Try Malibu and White colors in combination with #f78, 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 #f78 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 Heatstroke. Thus Malibu and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heatstroke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Honeysuckle, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #f78 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. Heatstroke tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#7fe) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heliotrope – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f7 and #ed77ff.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff7788 is made of 50% red, 23% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Heatstroke has a hue angle of 352.5°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff7788 is made of 0% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff7788 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,119,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 23%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 53.33, 46.67, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(352.5,100%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.5,53.33%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.6962,53.2242,16.1117) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.2808,36.2312,27.5304) |