Gory Red Color

#a30800

Gory Red is deep, 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 #5cf7ff
Complementary Color #009aa3
Color Shade: mid red (2.94° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.96% (better contrasting with white)
Gory Red Color Sample
Gory Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a30800

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gory Red Color. The Notes of Plum 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 soft alternative called Red Epiphyllum (#d00000) for more calm effect. Try Gochujang Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#009aa3 is the best complementary color to Gory 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 #a30800 complementary color is Persian Green, 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 Bright Red are #a30049 and #a35900. Thus found on the left and right of #a30800 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Chelsea Gem colors as they work well with Gory Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gory Red palette consists of #0049a3 and #00a359 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#009aa3). Try Cobalt and Green Haze colors in combination with #a30800, 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 #a30800 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 Gory Red. Thus Navy Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gory Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Green, Limeade, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a30800 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. Gory Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#009aa3) 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 #00a308 and #a3009a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a30800 is made of 95% red, 5% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Gory Red has a hue angle of 2.94°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a30800 is made of 0% cyan, 60.78% magenta, 63.92% yellow and 36.08% black ink.

HEX #a30800
RGB Decimal rgb(163,8,0)
RGB Percentage 95%, 5%, 0%
CMYK 0, 60.78, 63.92, 36.08
HSL hsl(2.94,100%,31.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(2.94,100%,63.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.8999,56.2584,47.9234)
XYZ xyz(15.1911,7.9602,0.7358)
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