Heartbeat 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 | #5ff |
| Complementary Color | #00a9aa |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heartbeat Color. The Maroon 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 soft alternative called Rosso Corsa (#d40000) for more calm effect. Try Hot Fever as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00a9aa is the best complementary color to Heartbeat. 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 #a00 complementary color is Persian 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 White are #a05 and #a50. Thus found on the left and right of #a00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Heartbeat.
The split-complementary Heartbeat palette consists of #0054aa and #0a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00a9aa). Try Endeavour and White colors in combination with #a00, 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 #a00 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 Heartbeat. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heartbeat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Green, White, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a00 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. Heartbeat tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#00a9aa) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flirt – 120° from the complementary Persian Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0a0 and #aa00a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa0000 is made of 100% red, 0% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Heartbeat has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa0000 is made of 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa0000 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,0,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 100%, 0%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 66.67, 66.67, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(0,100%,33.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,100%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.0952,59.1222,49.4121) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5776,8.546,0.7758) |