Khorne Red 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 | #95fffe |
| Complementary Color | #006a69 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 20.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Khorne Red Color. The Redwing 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 Strawberry Cough (#990011) for more calm effect. Try USC Cardinal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#006a69 is the best complementary color to Khorne Red. 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 #6a0001 complementary color is Blue Stone, 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 Lonestar are #6a0035 and #6a3400. Thus found on the left and right of #6a0001 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tyrian Purple and Nutmeg Wood Finish colors as they work well with Khorne Red.
The split-complementary Khorne Red palette consists of #00356a and #006a34 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#006a69). Try Midnight Blue and Fun Green colors in combination with #6a0001, 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 #6a0001 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 Khorne Red. Thus Navy Blue and Camarone giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Khorne Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Stone, Verdun Green, and Christalle split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a0001 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. Khorne Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#006a69) and two others. The Camarone is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ripe Plum – 120° from the complementary Blue Stone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #006a00 and #69006a.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a0001 is made of 99% red, 0% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Khorne Red has a hue angle of 359.43°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a0001 is made of 0% cyan, 41.57% magenta, 41.18% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #6a0001 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,0,1) |
| RGB Percentage | 99%, 0%, 1% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.57, 41.18, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(359.43,100%,20.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.43,100%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.3077,42.0253,30.6219) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.9493,3.0664,0.307) |