Dragon Red Color

#9e0200

Dragon 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 #61fdff
Complementary Color #009b9e
Color Shade: mid red (0.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30.98% (better contrasting with white)
Dragon Red Color Sample
Dragon Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9e0200

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dragon Red Color. The Communist color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lannister Red (#cd0101) for more calm effect. Try Reddy Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#009b9e is the best complementary color to Dragon 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 #9e0200 complementary color is Persian Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #9e004c and #9e5100. Thus found on the left and right of #9e0200 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Chelsea Gem colors as they work well with Dragon Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dragon Red palette consists of #004c9e and #009e51 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#009b9e). Try Endeavour and Green Haze colors in combination with #9e0200, 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 #9e0200 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 Dragon Red. Thus Navy Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dragon Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Green, Limeade, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e0200 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Dragon Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#009b9e) 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 #009e02 and #9e009c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9e0200 is made of 99% red, 1% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Dragon Red has a hue angle of 0.76°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e0200 is made of 0% cyan, 61.18% magenta, 61.96% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #9e0200
RGB Decimal rgb(158,2,0)
RGB Percentage 99%, 1%, 0%
CMYK 0, 61.18, 61.96, 38.04
HSL hsl(0.76,100%,30.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0.76,100%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.508,55.7384,46.5061)
XYZ xyz(14.1223,7.3125,0.6671)
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