Clotted Red Color

#991115

Clotted 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 #66eeea
Complementary Color #109995
Color Shade: cool red (358.24° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.33% (better contrasting with white)
Clotted Red Color Sample
Clotted Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #991115

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Clotted Red Color. The Ruby Shard color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Festive Bordeaux (#6e0f12) for more calm effect. Try Bloodthirsty Lips as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#109995 is the best complementary color to Clotted 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 #991115 complementary color is Blue Chill, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tamarillo are #991058 and #995110. Thus found on the left and right of #991115 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jazzberry Jam and Korma colors as they work well with Clotted Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Clotted Red palette consists of #105899 and #109951 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#109995). Try Tory Blue and Salem colors in combination with #991115, 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 #991115 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 Clotted Red. Thus Torea Bay and La Palma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Clotted Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Chill, Christi, and Blue Gem split by 90° on the color wheel. #991115 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Clotted Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#109995) and two others. The La Palma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Blue Chill. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #149910 and #951099.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #991115 is made of 80% red, 9% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Clotted Red has a hue angle of 358.24°, a saturation of 80% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #991115 is made of 0% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 51.76% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #991115
RGB Decimal rgb(153,17,21)
RGB Percentage 80%, 9%, 11%
CMYK 0, 53.33, 51.76, 40
HSL hsl(358.24,80%,33.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.24,88.89%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.319,52.4291,36.5165)
XYZ xyz(13.4727,7.2273,1.3944)
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