Claret is deep, 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 | #97ffe7 |
| Complementary Color | #006850 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (346.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 20.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Claret Color. The Berry Chocolate color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dark Maroon (#3c0008) for more calm effect. Try Crimson as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#006850 is the best complementary color to Claret. 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 #680018 complementary color is Tropical Rain Forest, 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 Rosewood are #68004b and #681c00. Thus found on the left and right of #680018 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pompadour and Cedar Wood Finish colors as they work well with Claret.
The split-complementary Claret palette consists of #004b68 and #00681c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#006850). Try Regal Blue and Camarone colors in combination with #680018, 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 #680018 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 Claret. Thus Midnight Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Claret contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Rain Forest, Verdun Green, and Paua split by 90° on the color wheel. #680018 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. Claret tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#006850) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ripe Plum – 120° from the complementary Tropical Rain Forest. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #176800 and #500068.
In a RGB color space, hex #680018 is made of 81% red, 0% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Claret has a hue angle of 346.15°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #680018 is made of 0% cyan, 40.78% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 59.22% black ink.
| HEX | #680018 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(104,0,24) |
| RGB Percentage | 81%, 0%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 40.78, 31.37, 59.22 |
| HSL | hsl(346.15,100%,20.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(346.15,100%,40.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.0799,42.1634,18.5128) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.8738,3.009,1.1354) |