Bicyclette Color

#802c3a

Bicyclette 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 #7fd3c5
Complementary Color #2c8072
Color Shade: cool red (350° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.73% (better contrasting with white)
Bicyclette Color Sample
Bicyclette Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #802c3a

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bicyclette Color. The Show Stopper 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 saturated alternative called Toasted Truffle (#aa3344) for more energetic effect. Try Cranberry Sauce as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2c8072 is the best complementary color to Bicyclette. 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 #802c3a complementary color is Paradiso, 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 Solid Pink are #802c63 and #80482c. Thus found on the left and right of #802c3a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camelot and Nutmeg colors as they work well with Bicyclette.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bicyclette palette consists of #2c6380 and #2c8048 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c8072). Try Calypso and Sea Green colors in combination with #802c3a, 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 #802c3a 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 Bicyclette. Thus Astronaut and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bicyclette contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paradiso, Crete, and Minsk split by 90° on the color wheel. #802c3a 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. Bicyclette tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2c8072) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eminence – 120° from the complementary Paradiso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3a802c and #712c80.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #802c3a is made of 56% red, 19% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Bicyclette has a hue angle of 350°, a saturation of 48.84% and a lightness of 33.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #802c3a is made of 0% cyan, 32.95% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 49.8% black ink.

HEX #802c3a
RGB Decimal rgb(128,44,58)
RGB Percentage 56%, 19%, 25%
CMYK 0, 32.95, 27.45, 49.8
HSL hsl(350,48.84%,33.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(350,65.63%,50.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.1047,37.3808,10.866)
XYZ xyz(10.5665,6.696,4.7385)
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