Radish Color

#a42e41

Radish is soft, 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 #5bd1be
Complementary Color #2ea491
Color Shade: cool red (350.34° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.18% (better contrasting with white)
Radish Color Sample
Radish Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a42e41

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Radish Color. The Anemone color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Poinsettia (#cb3441) for more energetic effect. Try Chocolate Bhut Jolokia as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2ea491 is the best complementary color to Radish. 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 #a42e41 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 Stiletto are #a42e7c and #a4552e. Thus found on the left and right of #a42e41 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Paarl colors as they work well with Radish.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Radish palette consists of #2e7ca4 and #2ea455 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2ea491). Try Astral and Sea Green colors in combination with #a42e41, 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 #a42e41 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 Radish. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Radish contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Green, Sushi, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #a42e41 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. Radish tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2ea491) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Jungle Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41a42e and #902ea4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a42e41 is made of 60% red, 17% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Radish has a hue angle of 350.34°, a saturation of 56.19% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a42e41 is made of 0% cyan, 46.27% magenta, 38.82% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #a42e41
RGB Decimal rgb(164,46,65)
RGB Percentage 60%, 17%, 24%
CMYK 0, 46.27, 38.82, 35.69
HSL hsl(350.34,56.19%,41.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(350.34,71.95%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.2488,49.2066,17.1447)
XYZ xyz(17.241,10.2282,6.0666)
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