Liquorice Red is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #8bf6ff |
| Complementary Color | #006a74 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 22.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Liquorice Red Color. The Garden Gnome Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Smoking Red (#992200) for more calm effect. Try Lonely Chocolate as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#006a74 is the best complementary color to Liquorice Red. 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 #740900 complementary color is Pine Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lonestar are #740030 and #744300. Thus found on the left and right of #740900 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Siren and Cinnamon colors as they work well with Liquorice Red.
The split-complementary Liquorice Red palette consists of #003074 and #007443 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#006a74). Try Midnight Blue and Fun Green colors in combination with #740900, 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 #740900 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Liquorice Red. Thus Navy Blue and Camarone giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Liquorice Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Green, Verdun Green, and Pigment Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #740900 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Liquorice Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#006a74) and two others. The Camarone is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pompadour – 120° from the complementary Pine Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #007409 and #74006a.
In a RGB color space, hex #740900 is made of 93% red, 7% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Liquorice Red has a hue angle of 4.66°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 22.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #740900 is made of 0% cyan, 41.96% magenta, 45.49% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #740900 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,9,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 93%, 7%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.96, 45.49, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(4.66,100%,22.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.66,100%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.3662,42.855,34.9996) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3001,3.9084,0.3696) |