Scarlett 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 | #6affea |
| Complementary Color | #009580 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (351.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Scarlett Color. The Hot Cuba 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 Lipstick Red (#c0022f) for more calm effect. Try Rosewood as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#009580 is the best complementary color to Scarlett. 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 #950015 complementary color is Teal, 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 Scarlett are #95005f and #953500. Thus found on the left and right of #950015 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Brown colors as they work well with Scarlett.
The split-complementary Scarlett palette consists of #005f95 and #009535 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#009580). Try Bahama Blue and Fun Green colors in combination with #950015, 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 #950015 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 Scarlett. Thus Resolution Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scarlett contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Teal, Limeade, and Pigment Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #950015 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. Scarlett tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#009580) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Teal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #159500 and #7f0095.
In a RGB color space, hex #950015 is made of 88% red, 0% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Scarlett has a hue angle of 351.54°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 29.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #950015 is made of 0% cyan, 58.43% magenta, 50.19% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #950015 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,0,21) |
| RGB Percentage | 88%, 0%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 58.43, 50.19, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(351.54,100%,29.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(351.54,100%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.5054,54.0168,34.5545) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5298,6.4437,1.2928) |