Arabian Red Color

#a14c3f

Arabian 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 #5eb3c0
Complementary Color #3f93a1
Color Shade: mid red (7.96° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.92% (better contrasting with white)
Arabian Red Color Sample
Arabian Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a14c3f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Arabian Red Color. The Deathclaw Brown 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 saturated alternative called Orange Rust (#c25a3c) for more energetic effect. Try Soho Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3f93a1 is the best complementary color to Arabian 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 #a14c3f complementary color is Boston Blue, 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 Sepia Skin are #a13f62 and #a17d3f. Thus found on the left and right of #a14c3f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Arabian Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Arabian Red palette consists of #3f62a1 and #3fa17d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f93a1). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #a14c3f, 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 #a14c3f 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 Arabian Red. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Arabian Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a14c3f 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. Arabian Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3f93a1) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3fa14c and #a13f93.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a14c3f is made of 54% red, 25% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Arabian Red has a hue angle of 7.96°, a saturation of 43.75% and a lightness of 43.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a14c3f is made of 0% cyan, 33.34% magenta, 38.43% yellow and 36.86% black ink.

HEX #a14c3f
RGB Decimal rgb(161,76,63)
RGB Percentage 54%, 25%, 21%
CMYK 0, 33.34, 38.43, 36.86
HSL hsl(7.96,43.75%,43.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(7.96,60.87%,63.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.9208,34.1147,24.339)
XYZ xyz(18.1796,13.1048,6.2739)
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