Red Licorice 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 | #57c1b3 |
| Complementary Color | #3ea89a |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Licorice Color. The Pimm's color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Camelot (#803a4b) for more calm effect. Try Candied Apple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3ea89a is the best complementary color to Red Licorice. 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 #a83e4c 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 Apple Blossom are #a83e80 and #a8653e. Thus found on the left and right of #a83e4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rouge and Brown Rust colors as they work well with Red Licorice.
The split-complementary Red Licorice palette consists of #3e80a8 and #3ea865 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3ea89a). Try Steel Blue and Chateau Green colors in combination with #a83e4c, 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 #a83e4c 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 Red Licorice. Thus Azure and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Licorice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Sushi, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a83e4c 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. Red Licorice tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3ea89a) 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 #4ba83e and #9a3ea8.
In a RGB color space, hex #a83e4c is made of 55% red, 20% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Red Licorice has a hue angle of 352.08°, a saturation of 46.09% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a83e4c is made of 0% cyan, 41.57% magenta, 36.08% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a83e4c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,62,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 20%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.57, 36.08, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(352.08,46.09%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.08,63.1%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.6763,44.6466,14.9846) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1756,12.2919,8.1994) |