Cacodemon 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 | #60ffff |
| Complementary Color | #009e9f |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cacodemon Red Color. The Vampire State Building 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 soft alternative called Diablo Red (#cd0d01) for more calm effect. Try Reddy Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#009e9f is the best complementary color to Cacodemon 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 #9f0000 complementary color is Persian Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sangria are #9f004f and #9f4f00. Thus found on the left and right of #9f0000 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Chelsea Gem colors as they work well with Cacodemon Red.
The split-complementary Cacodemon Red palette consists of #004f9f and #009f4f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#009e9f). Try Endeavour and Green Haze colors in combination with #9f0000, 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 #9f0000 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 Cacodemon Red. Thus Navy Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cacodemon Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Green, Limeade, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f0000 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, 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. Cacodemon Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#009e9f) 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 #009f00 and #9f009e.
In a RGB color space, hex #9f0000 is made of 100% red, 0% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Cacodemon Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f0000 is made of 0% cyan, 62.35% magenta, 62.35% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #9f0000 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,0,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 100%, 0%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 62.35, 62.35, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(0,100%,31.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,100%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.6368,56.2777,46.6994) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2981,7.3709,0.6691) |