Pompeian Red Color

#a4292e

Pompeian 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 #5bd6d1
Complementary Color #28a49e
Color Shade: cool red (357.56° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.2% (better contrasting with white)
Pompeian Red Color Sample
Pompeian Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a4292e

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pompeian Red Color. The Bleeding Heart color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Scarlet Shade (#7e2530) for more calm effect. Try Bestial Blood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#28a49e is the best complementary color to Pompeian 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 #a4292e complementary color is Jungle Green, 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 Mexican Red are #a4286b and #a46128. Thus found on the left and right of #a4292e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hibiscus and Paarl colors as they work well with Pompeian Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pompeian Red palette consists of #286ba4 and #28a461 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#28a49e). Try Jelly Bean and Eucalyptus colors in combination with #a4292e, 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 #a4292e 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 Pompeian Red. Thus Governor Bay and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pompeian Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Green, Olive Drab, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4292e 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. Pompeian Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#28a49e) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Jungle Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2ea428 and #9e28a4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a4292e is made of 65% red, 16% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Pompeian Red has a hue angle of 357.56°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4292e is made of 0% cyan, 48.23% magenta, 46.27% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #a4292e
RGB Decimal rgb(164,41,46)
RGB Percentage 65%, 16%, 18%
CMYK 0, 48.23, 46.27, 35.69
HSL hsl(357.56,60%,40.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(357.56,75%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.2539,49.9204,27.7587)
XYZ xyz(16.5959,9.6756,3.5777)
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