Deep Red is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #65fdff |
| Complementary Color | #00979a |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Red Color. The Free Speech Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chaotic Red (#740600) for more calm effect. Try Reddy Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00979a is the best complementary color to Deep Red. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9a0200 complementary color is Persian Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sangria are #9a004a and #9a4f00. Thus found on the left and right of #9a0200 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Brown colors as they work well with Deep Red.
The split-complementary Deep Red palette consists of #004a9a and #009a4f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00979a). Try Congress Blue and Green Haze colors in combination with #9a0200, 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 #9a0200 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Red. Thus Navy Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Green, Limeade, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a0200 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#00979a) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flirt – 120° from the complementary Persian Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #009a02 and #9a0097.
In a RGB color space, hex #9a0200 is made of 99% red, 1% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Red has a hue angle of 0.78°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a0200 is made of 0% cyan, 59.61% magenta, 60.39% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #9a0200 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,2,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 99%, 1%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 59.61, 60.39, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(0.78,100%,30.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0.78,100%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.609,54.6833,45.4743) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3481,6.9134,0.6309) |