Harissa 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 | #5ad5d5 |
| Complementary Color | #29a4a5 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Harissa Red Color. The Ablaze color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mojo (#c04737) for more calm effect. Try 100 Mph as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#29a4a5 is the best complementary color to Harissa 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 #a52a2a complementary color is Jungle Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mexican Red are #a52967 and #a56729. Thus found on the left and right of #a52a2a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hibiscus and Paarl colors as they work well with Harissa Red.
The split-complementary Harissa Red palette consists of #2967a5 and #29a567 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#29a4a5). Try Jelly Bean and Jungle Green colors in combination with #a52a2a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #a52a2a 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 Harissa Red. Thus Governor Bay and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Harissa Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Green, Olive Drab, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #a52a2a square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Harissa Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#29a4a5) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Jungle Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #29a529 and #a529a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #a52a2a is made of 66% red, 17% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Harissa Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 59.42% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a52a2a is made of 0% cyan, 48.24% magenta, 48.24% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a52a2a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,42,42) |
| RGB Percentage | 66%, 17%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 48.24, 48.24, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(0,59.42%,40.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,74.55%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.5218,49.6998,30.5403) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7629,9.8224,3.2029) |