Scarlet Sage 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 | #62dfd0 |
| Complementary Color | #209d8d |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Scarlet Sage Color. The Akabeni 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 saturated alternative called Possessed Red (#c2264d) for more energetic effect. Try Dry Rose as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#209d8d is the best complementary color to Scarlet Sage. 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 #9d202f complementary color is Jungle Green, 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 Mexican Red are #9d206d and #9d4f20. Thus found on the left and right of #9d202f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Disco and Rope colors as they work well with Scarlet Sage.
The split-complementary Scarlet Sage palette consists of #206d9d and #209d4f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#209d8d). Try Matisse and Eucalyptus colors in combination with #9d202f, 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 #9d202f 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 Scarlet Sage. Thus Jacksons Purple and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scarlet Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Green, Olive Drab, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d202f 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. Scarlet Sage tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#209d8d) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Jungle Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2e9d20 and #8e209d.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d202f is made of 67% red, 14% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Scarlet Sage has a hue angle of 352.8°, a saturation of 66.14% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d202f is made of 0% cyan, 49.02% magenta, 43.14% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #9d202f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,32,47) |
| RGB Percentage | 67%, 14%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 49.02, 43.14, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(352.8,66.14%,37.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.8,79.62%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.8152,50.7747,23.8711) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9342,8.4064,3.5248) |