Falu Red is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #7fe7e7 |
| Complementary Color | #187f80 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Falu Red Color. The Ketchup Later color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Brownish Red (#9e3623) for more calm effect. Try Mama Africa as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#187f80 is the best complementary color to Falu 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 #801818 complementary color is Elm, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Falu Red are #80184c and #804c18. Thus found on the left and right of #801818 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Disco and Russet colors as they work well with Falu Red.
The split-complementary Falu Red palette consists of #184b80 and #18804c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#187f80). Try Chathams Blue and Jewel colors in combination with #801818, 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 #801818 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 Falu Red. Thus Deep Koamaru and Bilbao giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Falu Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Elm, Vida Loca, and Honey Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #801818 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Falu Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#187f80) and two others. The Bilbao is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Elm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #188018 and #80187f.
In a RGB color space, hex #801818 is made of 73% red, 14% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Falu Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 68.42% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #801818 is made of 0% cyan, 40.79% magenta, 40.79% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #801818 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,24,24) |
| RGB Percentage | 73%, 14%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 40.79, 40.79, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(0,68.42%,29.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,81.25%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.5959,43.258,28.3814) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3936,5.3084,1.3937) |