American Beauty 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 | #58ccbf |
| Complementary Color | #33a79a |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to American Beauty Color. The Paprika 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 Mullen Pink (#ca4042) for more energetic effect. Try Trinidad Moruga Scorpion as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#33a79a is the best complementary color to American Beauty. 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 #a73340 complementary color is Keppel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #a73379 and #a76033. Thus found on the left and right of #a73340 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Brown Rust colors as they work well with American Beauty.
The split-complementary American Beauty palette consists of #3379a7 and #33a760 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#33a79a). Try Astral and Chateau Green colors in combination with #a73340, 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 #a73340 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 American Beauty. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of American Beauty contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Sushi, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a73340 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm 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. American Beauty tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#33a79a) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Keppel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40a733 and #9933a7.
In a RGB color space, hex #a73340 is made of 59% red, 18% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode American Beauty has a hue angle of 353.28°, a saturation of 53.21% and a lightness of 42.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a73340 is made of 0% cyan, 45.49% magenta, 40.39% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a73340 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,51,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 59%, 18%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 45.49, 40.39, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(353.28,53.21%,42.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.28,69.46%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.5017,48.1425,19.5278) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0456,10.9533,6.0136) |