Haute Red Color

#a11729

Haute Red 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 #5ee8d6
Complementary Color #17a18f
Color Shade: cool red (352.17° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.08% (better contrasting with white)
Haute Red Color Sample
Haute Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a11729

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Haute Red Color. The Maroon Flush 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 Grenade (#c32149) for more calm effect. Try Zǎo Hóng Maroon as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#17a18f is the best complementary color to Haute Red. 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 #a11729 complementary color is Mountain Meadow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tamarillo are #a1176d and #a14917. Thus found on the left and right of #a11729 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Disco and Hawaiian Tan colors as they work well with Haute Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Haute Red palette consists of #176ea1 and #17a149 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#17a18f). Try Matisse and Salem colors in combination with #a11729, 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 #a11729 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 Haute Red. Thus Torea Bay and La Palma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Haute Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Meadow, Christi, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #a11729 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Haute Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#17a18f) and two others. The La Palma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Mountain Meadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #28a117 and #8f17a1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a11729 is made of 72% red, 10% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Haute Red has a hue angle of 352.17°, a saturation of 75% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a11729 is made of 0% cyan, 54.12% magenta, 47.06% yellow and 36.86% black ink.

HEX #a11729
RGB Decimal rgb(161,23,41)
RGB Percentage 72%, 10%, 18%
CMYK 0, 54.12, 47.06, 36.86
HSL hsl(352.17,75%,36.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(352.17,85.71%,63.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.7013,54.0689,27.7048)
XYZ xyz(15.4046,8.35,2.8976)
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