English Red 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 | #54b4ad |
| Complementary Color | #4baaa3 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to English Red Color. The Apple Polish color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Red Elegance (#85464b) for more calm effect. Try Terra Rosa as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4baaa3 is the best complementary color to English Red. 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 #ab4b52 complementary color is Tradewind, 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 Hippie Pink are #aa4b81 and #aa734b. Thus found on the left and right of #ab4b52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Santa Fe colors as they work well with English Red.
The split-complementary English Red palette consists of #4b81aa and #4baa74 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4baaa3). Try Wedgewood and Ocean Green colors in combination with #ab4b52, 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 #ab4b52 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 English Red. Thus San Marino and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of English Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tradewind, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab4b52 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. English Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#4baaa3) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Studio – 120° from the complementary Tradewind. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #52aa4b and #a34baa.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab4b52 is made of 52% red, 23% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode English Red has a hue angle of 355.63°, a saturation of 39.02% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab4b52 is made of 0% cyan, 37.65% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab4b52 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,75,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 23%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 37.65, 34.9, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(355.63,39.02%,48.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355.63,56.14%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.6591,40.0094,15.4312) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8337,14.2993,9.6446) |