Circus Red is calm, 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 | #6ab5b3 |
| Complementary Color | #499593 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (358.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Circus Red Color. The Hot Flamingo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Antique Rosewood (#72393f) for more calm effect. Try Baroque Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#499593 is the best complementary color to Circus 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 #954a4c complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Copper Rust are #954971 and #956d49. Thus found on the left and right of #954a4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Circus Red.
The split-complementary Circus Red palette consists of #497195 and #49956d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#499593). Try Kashmir Blue and Fruit Salad colors in combination with #954a4c, 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 #954a4c 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 Circus Red. Thus Victoria and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Circus Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Asparagus, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #954a4c 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. Circus Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#499593) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b9549 and #934995.
In a RGB color space, hex #954a4c is made of 50% red, 25% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Circus Red has a hue angle of 358.4°, a saturation of 33.63% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #954a4c is made of 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #954a4c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,74,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 25%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.41, 28.63, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(358.4,33.63%,43.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(358.4,50.34%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.9108,31.619,13.4376) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1477,11.8089,8.2657) |