Arcavia Red Color

#6a0002

Arcavia 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 #95fffd
Complementary Color #006a68
Color Shade: cool red (358.87° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 20.78% (better contrasting with white)
Arcavia Red Color Sample
Arcavia Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6a0002

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Arcavia 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.

Complementary Palette

#006a68 is the best complementary color to Arcavia 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 #6a0002 complementary color is Blue Stone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #6a0036 and #6a3300. Thus found on the left and right of #6a0002 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tyrian Purple and Nutmeg Wood Finish colors as they work well with Arcavia Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Arcavia Red palette consists of #00366a and #006a33 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#006a68). Try Midnight Blue and Fun Green colors in combination with #6a0002, 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 #6a0002 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 Arcavia Red. Thus Navy Blue and Camarone giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Arcavia Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Stone, Verdun Green, and Christalle split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a0002 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Arcavia Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#006a68) 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 #016a00 and #67006a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6a0002 is made of 98% red, 0% green and 2% blue. In a HSL mode Arcavia Red has a hue angle of 358.87°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a0002 is made of 0% cyan, 41.57% magenta, 40.79% yellow and 58.43% black ink.

HEX #6a0002
RGB Decimal rgb(106,0,2)
RGB Percentage 98%, 0%, 2%
CMYK 0, 41.57, 40.79, 58.43
HSL hsl(358.87,100%,20.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.87,100%,41.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(20.3164,42.049,30.2242)
XYZ xyz(5.9548,3.0686,0.3359)
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