Seattle Red Color

#7d212a

Seattle 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 #82ded5
Complementary Color #207d74
Color Shade: cool red (354.13° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30.98% (better contrasting with white)
Seattle Red Color Sample
Seattle Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7d212a

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Seattle Red Color. The Chocolate Cosmos color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Romeo O Romeo (#a4233c) for more energetic effect. Try Dòu Shā Sè Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#207d74 is the best complementary color to Seattle 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 #7d212a complementary color is Elm, 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 Crown of Thorns are #7d2058 and #7d4520. Thus found on the left and right of #7d212a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Bull Shot colors as they work well with Seattle Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Seattle Red palette consists of #20587d and #207d46 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#207d74). Try Blumine and Eucalyptus colors in combination with #7d212a, 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 #7d212a 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 Seattle Red. Thus Jacksons Purple and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Seattle Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Elm, Fern Frond, and Meteorite split by 90° on the color wheel. #7d212a 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. Seattle Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#207d74) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Elm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2a7d20 and #73207d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7d212a is made of 63% red, 17% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Seattle Red has a hue angle of 354.13°, a saturation of 58.23% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7d212a is made of 0% cyan, 36.08% magenta, 32.55% yellow and 50.98% black ink.

HEX #7d212a
RGB Decimal rgb(125,33,42)
RGB Percentage 63%, 17%, 21%
CMYK 0, 36.08, 32.55, 50.98
HSL hsl(354.13,58.23%,30.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354.13,73.6%,49.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.4192,39.9195,17.708)
XYZ xyz(9.4192,5.6149,2.7778)
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