Antique Red is pale, 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 | #82b0ae |
| Complementary Color | #4f7d7a |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Red Color. The Vulcan Burgundy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Roseland (#926566) for more calm effect. Try Deco Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4f7d7a is the best complementary color to Antique 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 #7d4f51 complementary color is Cutty Sark, 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 Ferra are #7d4f68 and #7d634f. Thus found on the left and right of #7d4f51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Roman Coffee colors as they work well with Antique Red.
The split-complementary Antique Red palette consists of #4f687d and #4f7d63 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f7d7a). Try Blue Bayoux and Como colors in combination with #7d4f51, 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 #7d4f51 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 Antique Red. Thus East Bay and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antique Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cutty Sark, Dingley, and Smoky split by 90° on the color wheel. #7d4f51 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. Antique Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#4f7d7a) and two others. The Hippie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Cutty Sark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #517d4f and #7a4f7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #7d4f51 is made of 44% red, 28% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Red has a hue angle of 357.39°, a saturation of 22.55% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7d4f51 is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 50.98% black ink.
| HEX | #7d4f51 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(125,79,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 28%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.04, 17.26, 50.98 |
| HSL | hsl(357.39,22.55%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.39,36.8%,49.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.8051,19.6483,6.8929) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7386,10.546,9.1488) |