Hong Kong Taxi 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 | #57efd5 |
| Complementary Color | #10a88d |
| Color Shade: | cool red (349.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hong Kong Taxi Color. The Venetian Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lava (#cf1020) for more energetic effect. Try Fire Axe Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#10a88d is the best complementary color to Hong Kong Taxi. 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 #a8102a complementary color is Mountain Meadow, 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 Shiraz are #a81075 and #a84110. Thus found on the left and right of #a8102a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jazzberry Jam and Rust colors as they work well with Hong Kong Taxi.
The split-complementary Hong Kong Taxi palette consists of #1076a8 and #10a841 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#10a88d). Try Denim and Salem colors in combination with #a8102a, 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 #a8102a 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 Hong Kong Taxi. Thus Torea Bay and La Palma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hong Kong Taxi contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Meadow, Christi, and Blue Gem split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8102a 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. Hong Kong Taxi tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#10a88d) and two others. The La Palma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Mountain Meadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2aa810 and #8d10a8.
In a RGB color space, hex #a8102a is made of 74% red, 7% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Hong Kong Taxi has a hue angle of 349.74°, a saturation of 82.61% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8102a is made of 0% cyan, 59.61% magenta, 49.41% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a8102a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,16,42) |
| RGB Percentage | 74%, 7%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 59.61, 49.41, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(349.74,82.61%,36.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(349.74,90.48%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.7184,57.4105,28.641) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7517,8.8626,3.0182) |