Dried Blood is deep, 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 | #b4fefe |
| Complementary Color | #004a4b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 14.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dried Blood Color. The Old Brown Crayon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lonestar (#6d0101) for more energetic effect. Try Red Oxide as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#004a4b is the best complementary color to Dried Blood. 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 #4b0101 complementary color is Sherpa Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Burnt Maroon are #4b0026 and #4b2500. Thus found on the left and right of #4b0101 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Castro and Morocco Brown colors as they work well with Dried Blood.
The split-complementary Dried Blood palette consists of #00254b and #004b26 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#004a4b). Try Prussian Blue and Kaitoke Green colors in combination with #4b0101, 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 #4b0101 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 Dried Blood. Thus Stratos and Crusoe giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dried Blood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sherpa Blue, Verdun Green, and Tolopea split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b0101 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, 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. Dried Blood tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#004a4b) and two others. The Crusoe is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blackberry – 120° from the complementary Sherpa Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #004b00 and #4b004a.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b0101 is made of 97% red, 1% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Dried Blood has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 97.37% and a lightness of 14.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b0101 is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #4b0101 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,1,1) |
| RGB Percentage | 97%, 1%, 1% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.02, 29.02, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(0,97.37%,14.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,98.67%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(12.7331,32.7118,19.5469) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.918,1.5198,0.1683) |