Grubby Red Color

#811412

Grubby Red is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #7eebed
Complementary Color #117e81
Color Shade: mid red (1.08° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.82% (better contrasting with white)
Grubby Red Color Sample
Grubby Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #811412

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Grubby Red Color. The Animal Blood color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Vampiric Council (#5c0c0c) for more energetic effect. Try Tabasco as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#117e81 is the best complementary color to Grubby 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 #811412 complementary color is Surfie Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Falu Red are #811147 and #814b11. Thus found on the left and right of #811412 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Disco and Raw Umber colors as they work well with Grubby Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grubby Red palette consists of #114781 and #11814b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#117e81). Try Chathams Blue and Jewel colors in combination with #811412, 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 #811412 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grubby Red. Thus Deep Koamaru and Bilbao giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grubby Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Surfie Green, La Palma, and Persian Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #811412 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Grubby Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#117e81) and two others. The Bilbao is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Surfie Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #118114 and #81117e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #811412 is made of 77% red, 12% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Grubby Red has a hue angle of 1.08°, a saturation of 75.51% and a lightness of 28.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #811412 is made of 0% cyan, 42.75% magenta, 43.53% yellow and 49.41% black ink.

HEX #811412
RGB Decimal rgb(129,20,18)
RGB Percentage 77%, 12%, 11%
CMYK 0, 42.75, 43.53, 49.41
HSL hsl(1.08,75.51%,28.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(1.08,86.05%,50.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(27.3279,44.569,31.7048)
XYZ xyz(9.4126,5.2111,1.082)
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