Red Menace is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #55dede |
| Complementary Color | #20aaaa |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Menace Color. The Poinciana 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 saturated alternative called Falu Red (#801818) for more energetic effect. Try Lucky Lobster as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#20aaaa is the best complementary color to Red Menace. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aa2121 complementary color is Eastern Blue, 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 Mexican Red are #aa2065 and #aa6520. Thus found on the left and right of #aa2121 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maroon Flush and Desert colors as they work well with Red Menace.
The split-complementary Red Menace palette consists of #2065aa and #20aa65 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#20aaaa). Try Matisse and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #aa2121, 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 #aa2121 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 Menace. Thus Persian Blue and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Menace contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eastern Blue, Vida Loca, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa2121 square combo is a palette of mid 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 Menace tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#20aaaa) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Eastern Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #20aa20 and #aa20aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa2121 is made of 72% red, 14% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Red Menace has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 67.49% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa2121 is made of 0% cyan, 53.73% magenta, 53.73% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa2121 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,33,33) |
| RGB Percentage | 72%, 14%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 53.73, 53.73, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(0,67.49%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,80.59%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.3782,53.8048,35.9342) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3959,9.7436,2.4027) |