Milano Red Color

#9e3332

Milano Red is soft, 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 #61cccd
Complementary Color #329c9d
Color Shade: mid red (0.56° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.78% (better contrasting with white)
Milano Red Color Sample
Milano Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9e3332

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Milano Red Color. The Auburn color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mojo (#c04737) for more energetic effect. Try Chili Sauce as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#329c9d is the best complementary color to Milano 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 #9e3332 complementary color is Keppel, 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 Stiletto are #9d3266 and #9d6932. Thus found on the left and right of #9e3332 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Copper colors as they work well with Milano Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Milano Red palette consists of #32669d and #329d69 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#329c9d). Try Azure and Sea Green colors in combination with #9e3332, 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 #9e3332 offers a combination of cool blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Milano Red. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Milano Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Apple, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e3332 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. Milano Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#329c9d) 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 #329d33 and #9d329d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9e3332 is made of 61% red, 20% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Milano Red has a hue angle of 0.56°, a saturation of 51.92% and a lightness of 40.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e3332 is made of 0% cyan, 41.96% magenta, 42.35% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #9e3332
RGB Decimal rgb(158,51,50)
RGB Percentage 61%, 20%, 19%
CMYK 0, 41.96, 42.35, 38.04
HSL hsl(0.56,51.92%,40.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0.56,68.35%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.6027,44.2239,25.4582)
XYZ xyz(15.8601,9.867,4.0862)
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