Chinese Night is vibrant, 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 | #55c7e1 |
| Complementary Color | #1e8faa |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Night Color. The Red Robin 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 Peanut Butter Jelly (#ce4a2d) for more calm effect. Try Gold Flame as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1e8faa is the best complementary color to Chinese Night. 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 #aa381e complementary color is Eastern Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Roof Terracotta are #aa1e49 and #aa7d1e. Thus found on the left and right of #aa381e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maroon Flush and Mandalay colors as they work well with Chinese Night.
The split-complementary Chinese Night palette consists of #1e49aa and #1eaa7d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1e8faa). Try Fun Blue and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #aa381e, 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 #aa381e 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 Chinese Night. Thus Daisy Bush and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinese Night contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eastern Blue, Vida Loca, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa381e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chinese Night tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#1e8faa) 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 #1eaa38 and #aa1e90.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa381e is made of 66% red, 22% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Night has a hue angle of 11.14°, a saturation of 70% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa381e is made of 0% cyan, 44.71% magenta, 54.91% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa381e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,56,30) |
| RGB Percentage | 66%, 22%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 44.71, 54.91, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(11.14,70%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.14,82.35%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.358,45.4066,40.4668) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2261,11.4681,2.4812) |