Carnage Red is deep, 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 | #6bfff7 |
| Complementary Color | #00948c |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carnage Red Color. The Pixel Bleeding color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Shēn Hóng Red (#be0620) for more calm effect. Try Holly Jolly Christmas as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00948c is the best complementary color to Carnage 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 #940008 complementary color is Persian Green, 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 Sangria are #940051 and #944200. Thus found on the left and right of #940008 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Brown colors as they work well with Carnage Red.
The split-complementary Carnage Red palette consists of #005194 and #009442 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00948c). Try Congress Blue and Green Haze colors in combination with #940008, 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 #940008 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 Carnage Red. Thus Navy Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carnage Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Green, Limeade, and Pigment Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #940008 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. Carnage Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#00948c) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Persian Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #089400 and #8b0094.
In a RGB color space, hex #940008 is made of 95% red, 0% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Carnage Red has a hue angle of 356.76°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #940008 is made of 0% cyan, 58.04% magenta, 54.9% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #940008 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(148,0,8) |
| RGB Percentage | 95%, 0%, 5% |
| CMYK | 0, 58.04, 54.9, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(356.76,100%,29.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356.76,100%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.1898,53.5137,40.5751) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2566,6.3134,0.8023) |