Heavy Red is deep, 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 | #61eded |
| Complementary Color | #119d9e |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heavy Red Color. The Blood Pact color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Thunderbird (#c02b18) for more calm effect. Try Prune as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#119d9e is the best complementary color to Heavy 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 #9e1212 complementary color is Blue Chill, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tamarillo are #9e1158 and #9e5811. Thus found on the left and right of #9e1212 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jazzberry Jam and Hawaiian Tan colors as they work well with Heavy Red.
The split-complementary Heavy Red palette consists of #11579e and #119e58 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#119d9e). Try Tory Blue and Salem colors in combination with #9e1212, 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 #9e1212 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 Heavy Red. Thus Torea Bay and La Palma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heavy Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Chill, Christi, and Blue Gem split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e1212 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. Heavy Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#119d9e) and two others. The La Palma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Blue Chill. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #119e11 and #9e119d.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e1212 is made of 81% red, 9% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Heavy Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 79.55% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e1212 is made of 0% cyan, 54.9% magenta, 54.9% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e1212 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,18,18) |
| RGB Percentage | 81%, 9%, 9% |
| CMYK | 0, 54.9, 54.9, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(0,79.55%,34.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,88.61%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.4469,53.577,39.4607) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.426,7.7454,1.3069) |