Mexican Red is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #64c2c2 |
| Complementary Color | #3d9a9b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mexican Red Color. The Giant's Club 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 saturated alternative called Crail (#b95140) for more energetic effect. Try Sunset as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3d9a9b is the best complementary color to Mexican 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 #9b3d3d complementary color is Keppel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sanguine Brown are #9b3d6c and #9b6b3d. Thus found on the left and right of #9b3d3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rouge and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Mexican Red.
The split-complementary Mexican Red palette consists of #3d6b9b and #3d9b6c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d9a9b). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #9b3d3d, 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 #9b3d3d 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 Mexican Red. Thus Gigas and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mexican Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Apple, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b3d3d square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Mexican Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3d9a9b) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Keppel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d9b3d and #9b3d9a.
In a RGB color space, hex #9b3d3d is made of 56% red, 22% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Mexican Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 43.52% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b3d3d is made of 0% cyan, 36.86% magenta, 36.86% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #9b3d3d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,61,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 22%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 36.86, 36.86, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(0,43.52%,42.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,60.65%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.9725,39.2912,20.2953) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0286,10.643,5.6244) |