Biking Red is soft, 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 | #88ded1 |
| Complementary Color | #20776a |
| Color Shade: | cool red (350.93° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Biking Red Color. The Japanese Carmine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Largest Black Slug (#551f2f) for more calm effect. Try Lifestyle Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#20776a is the best complementary color to Biking 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 #77212e complementary color is Elm, 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 Crown of Thorns are #772059 and #773e20. Thus found on the left and right of #77212e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Red Robin colors as they work well with Biking Red.
The split-complementary Biking Red palette consists of #205977 and #20773e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#20776a). Try Blumine and Green Pea colors in combination with #77212e, 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 #77212e 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 Biking Red. Thus Bay of Many and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Biking Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Elm, Fern Frond, and Meteorite split by 90° on the color wheel. #77212e 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. Biking Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#20776a) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Honey Flower – 120° from the complementary Elm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2e7720 and #692077.
In a RGB color space, hex #77212e is made of 60% red, 17% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Biking Red has a hue angle of 350.93°, a saturation of 56.58% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #77212e is made of 0% cyan, 33.73% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #77212e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,33,46) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 17%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.73, 28.63, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(350.93,56.58%,29.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(350.93,72.27%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.3163,38.1496,13.3893) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6447,5.2069,3.1342) |