Asphalt Color

#130a06

Asphalt is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #ecf5f9
Complementary Color #060f13
Color Shade: warm red (18.46° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 4.9% (better contrasting with white)
Asphalt Color Sample
Asphalt Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #130a06

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Asphalt Color. The Coffee Bean color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias.

Complementary Palette

#060f13 is the best complementary color to Asphalt. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #130a06 complementary color is Firefly, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Asphalt are #130608 and #131006. Thus found on the left and right of #130a06 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Asphalt and Karaka colors as they work well with Asphalt.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Asphalt palette consists of #060813 and #061310 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#060f13). Try Ebony and Black Bean colors in combination with #130a06, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #130a06 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Asphalt. Thus Ebony and Black Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Asphalt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Firefly, Midnight Moss, and Ebony split by 90° on the color wheel. #130a06 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Asphalt tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#060f13) and two others. The Black Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Asphalt – 120° from the complementary Firefly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #06130a and #13060e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #130a06 is made of 54% red, 29% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Asphalt has a hue angle of 18.46°, a saturation of 52% and a lightness of 4.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #130a06 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 92.55% black ink.

HEX #130a06
RGB Decimal rgb(19,10,6)
RGB Percentage 54%, 29%, 17%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 5.1, 92.55
HSL hsl(18.46,52%,4.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.46,68.42%,7.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(3.3302,2.4396,2.5686)
XYZ xyz(0.41,0.3687,0.2219)
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