Blood 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 | #88fffe |
| Complementary Color | #007775 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 23.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Blood Color. The Shades of Ruby 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 Caraquenian Crimson (#9c0013) for more calm effect. Try Carmine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#007775 is the best complementary color to Blood. 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 #770001 complementary color is Pine Green, 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 Japanese Maple are #77003c and #773a00. Thus found on the left and right of #770001 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Siren and Cinnamon colors as they work well with Blood.
The split-complementary Blood palette consists of #003c77 and #00773a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#007775). Try Regal Blue and Fun Green colors in combination with #770001, 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 #770001 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 Blood. Thus Whisper and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Green, Verdun Green, and Pigment Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #770001 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. Blood tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#007775) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Pine Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #070 and #750077.
In a RGB color space, hex #770001 is made of 99% red, 0% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Blood has a hue angle of 359.5°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #770001 is made of 0% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 46.28% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #770001 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,0,1) |
| RGB Percentage | 99%, 0%, 1% |
| CMYK | 0, 46.67, 46.28, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(359.5,100%,23.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.5,100%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.419,45.6233,34.8724) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6132,3.9241,0.3849) |