Deco Red Color

#824942

Deco Red is calm, 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 #7db6bd
Complementary Color #417a82
Color Shade: mid red (6.56° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.43% (better contrasting with white)
Deco Red Color Sample
Deco Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #824942

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Deco Red Color. The Remington Rust 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 soft alternative called Sommelier (#5d3736) for more calm effect. Try Santa Fe Sunset as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#417a82 is the best complementary color to Deco 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 #824942 complementary color is Faded Jade, 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 Spicy Mix are #82415a and #826941. Thus found on the left and right of #824942 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Deco Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deco Red palette consists of #415a82 and #418269 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#417a82). Try East Bay and Viridian colors in combination with #824942, 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 #824942 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 Deco Red. Thus East Bay and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deco Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Faded Jade, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #824942 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. Deco Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#417a82) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Faded Jade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #418248 and #82417a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #824942 is made of 48% red, 27% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Deco Red has a hue angle of 6.56°, a saturation of 32.65% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #824942 is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 49.02% black ink.

HEX #824942
RGB Decimal rgb(130,73,66)
RGB Percentage 48%, 27%, 25%
CMYK 0, 22.35, 25.1, 49.02
HSL hsl(6.56,32.65%,38.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(6.56,49.23%,50.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.6701,23.419,14.7585)
XYZ xyz(12.5718,9.9043,6.4034)
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