Stanger Red Color

#a40000

Stanger 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 #5bffff
Complementary Color #00a3a4
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.16% (better contrasting with white)
Stanger Red Color Sample
Stanger Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a40000

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Stanger Red Color. The Red Epiphyllum color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gochujang Red (#770000) for more calm effect. Try Liquorice Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#00a3a4 is the best complementary color to Stanger 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 #a40000 complementary color is Persian Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bright Red are #a40052 and #a45200. Thus found on the left and right of #a40000 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Chelsea Gem colors as they work well with Stanger Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stanger Red palette consists of #0051a4 and #00a452 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00a3a4). Try Endeavour and Green Haze colors in combination with #a40000, 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 #a40000 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 Stanger Red. Thus Navy Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stanger Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Green, Limeade, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a40000 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Stanger Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#00a3a4) 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 #00a400 and #a400a3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a40000 is made of 100% red, 0% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Stanger Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a40000 is made of 0% cyan, 64.31% magenta, 64.31% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #a40000
RGB Decimal rgb(164,0,0)
RGB Percentage 100%, 0%, 0%
CMYK 0, 64.31, 64.31, 35.69
HSL hsl(0,100%,32.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,100%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.758,57.575,47.9552)
XYZ xyz(15.3098,7.8925,0.7165)
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