Daredevil Color

#ab4343

Daredevil is soft, 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 #54bcbc
Complementary Color #42abab
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Daredevil Color Sample
Daredevil Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ab4343

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Daredevil Color. The Dozen Roses 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 Chimayo Red (#b16355) for more calm effect. Try Preserved Petals as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#42abab is the best complementary color to Daredevil. 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 #ab4343 complementary color is Keppel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Apple Blossom are #ab4277 and #ab7742. Thus found on the left and right of #ab4343 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rouge and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Daredevil.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Daredevil palette consists of #4276ab and #42ab77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#42abab). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #ab4343, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ab4343 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 Daredevil. Thus Gigas and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Daredevil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Sushi, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab4343 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Daredevil tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#42abab) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Keppel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42ab42 and #ab42ab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ab4343 is made of 56% red, 22% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Daredevil has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 43.7% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab4343 is made of 0% cyan, 40.79% magenta, 40.79% yellow and 32.94% black ink.

HEX #ab4343
RGB Decimal rgb(171,67,67)
RGB Percentage 56%, 22%, 22%
CMYK 0, 40.79, 40.79, 32.94
HSL hsl(0,43.7%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,60.82%,67.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.8798,42.6825,22.2057)
XYZ xyz(19.8149,13.0775,6.79)
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