Noble Cause 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 | #66f3f2 |
| Complementary Color | #0b9998 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Noble Cause Color. The Red City of Morocco color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bloodthirsty Lips (#c6101e) for more calm effect. Try Racing Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0b9998 is the best complementary color to Noble Cause. 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 #990c0d complementary color is Blue Chill, 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 Totem Pole are #990b53 and #99510b. Thus found on the left and right of #990c0d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jazzberry Jam and Korma colors as they work well with Noble Cause.
The split-complementary Noble Cause palette consists of #0b5399 and #0b9951 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0b9998). Try Venice Blue and Salem colors in combination with #990c0d, 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 #990c0d 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 Noble Cause. Thus Ultramarine and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Noble Cause contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Chill, Christi, and Blue Gem split by 90° on the color wheel. #990c0d 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. Noble Cause tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#0b9998) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Blue Chill. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0c990b and #980b99.
In a RGB color space, hex #990c0d is made of 86% red, 7% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Noble Cause has a hue angle of 359.57°, a saturation of 85.45% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #990c0d is made of 0% cyan, 55.29% magenta, 54.9% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #990c0d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,12,13) |
| RGB Percentage | 86%, 7%, 7% |
| CMYK | 0, 55.29, 54.9, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(359.57,85.45%,32.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.57,92.16%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.9529,53.1549,40.2268) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.341,7.0643,1.0412) |