Kid Icarus Color

#a81000

Kid Icarus is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #57efff
Complementary Color #0097a8
Color Shade: mid red (5.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.94% (better contrasting with white)
Kid Icarus Color Sample
Kid Icarus Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a81000

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Kid Icarus Color. The Maroon color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dragon's Breath (#d41003) for more calm effect. Try Demonic Presence as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0097a8 is the best complementary color to Kid Icarus. 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 #a81000 complementary color is Bondi Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bright Red are #a80043 and #a86400. Thus found on the left and right of #a81000 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lipstick and Chelsea Gem colors as they work well with Kid Icarus.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kid Icarus palette consists of #0043a8 and #00a864 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0097a8). Try Cobalt and Jade colors in combination with #a81000, 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 #a81000 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kid Icarus. Thus Dark Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kid Icarus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bondi Blue, Limeade, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a81000 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Kid Icarus tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#0097a8) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flirt – 120° from the complementary Bondi Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00a810 and #a80098.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a81000 is made of 91% red, 9% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Kid Icarus has a hue angle of 5.71°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a81000 is made of 0% cyan, 59.61% magenta, 65.88% yellow and 34.12% black ink.

HEX #a81000
RGB Decimal rgb(168,16,0)
RGB Percentage 91%, 9%, 0%
CMYK 0, 59.61, 65.88, 34.12
HSL hsl(5.71,100%,32.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(5.71,100%,65.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.3911,56.4701,49.3261)
XYZ xyz(16.3337,8.6954,0.8175)
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