Diesel is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #ecffff |
| Complementary Color | #001213 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 3.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Diesel Color. The Old Brown Crayon 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 soft alternative called Chocolate (#370202) for more calm effect. Try Biltong as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#001213 is the best complementary color to Diesel. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #130000 complementary color is Swamp, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Diesel are #130009 and #130900. Thus found on the left and right of #130000 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Diesel and Nero colors as they work well with Diesel.
The split-complementary Diesel palette consists of #000913 and #001309 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#001213). Try Blue Charcoal and Holly colors in combination with #130000, 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 #130000 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 Diesel. Thus Black Russian and Deep Fir giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Diesel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swamp, Deep Fir, and Black Russian split by 90° on the color wheel. #130000 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid 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. Diesel tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#001213) and two others. The Deep Fir is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Toledo – 120° from the complementary Swamp. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #001300 and #130012.
In a RGB color space, hex #130000 is made of 100% red, 0% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Diesel has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 3.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #130000 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 92.55% black ink.
| HEX | #130000 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(19,0,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 100%, 0%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 7.45, 92.55 |
| HSL | hsl(0,100%,3.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,100%,7.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(1.2506,5.6108,1.9764) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.2686,0.1384,0.0126) |