Lipstick Red is a light bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Crimson, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Lipstick Red effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Lipstick Red is #C0022F.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Lipstick Red has 75%% Red, 1% Green, and 18% Blue.
Lipstick Red has 346° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 75% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Lipstick Red has 346° Hue, 98% Saturation, and 38% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Lipstick Red has 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 76% yellow, and 25% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#C0022F |
|
RGB |
(192, 2, 47) |
(75%, 1%, 18%) |
HSV |
(346°, 99, 75) |
(96%, 99%, 75%) |
HSL |
(346°, 98, 38) |
(96%, 98%, 38%) |
CMYK |
(0, 99, 76, 25) |
(0%, 99%, 76%, 25%) |
The natural luminance of Lipstick Red is 12%, which is low.
Lipstick Red has a higher contrast with white than black.
Lipstick Red and black have a 3.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Lipstick Red and white have a 6.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
12% |
insufficient (3.3) |
AA (6.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Lipstick Red paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 65% Red, 10% Magenta, 25% Black, 1% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
65%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
10%
Black
25%
White
1%
To mix Lipstick Red paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 42% Magenta, 32% Yellow, 25% Black, 1% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
42%
Yellow
32%
Black
25%
White
1%
Colors similar to Lipstick Red are: Rose Red, Scarlet, Shiraz, Cherry, and Venetian Red. Rose Red is more magenta than Lipstick Red. Scarlet is more red than Lipstick Red. Shiraz is paler than Lipstick Red. Cherry is lighter than Lipstick Red. Venetian Red is more red and paler than Lipstick Red.