Red Ink 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 | #53cdca |
| Complementary Color | #31aca8 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (358.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Ink Color. The Hóng Lóu Mèng Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called English Coral (#c64a55) for more calm effect. Try New Brick Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#31aca8 is the best complementary color to Red Ink. 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 #ac3235 complementary color is Keppel, 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 Well Read are #ac3171 and #ac6b31. Thus found on the left and right of #ac3235 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Copper colors as they work well with Red Ink.
The split-complementary Red Ink palette consists of #3171ac and #31ac6b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#31aca8). Try Astral and Jungle Green colors in combination with #ac3235, 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 #ac3235 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 Ink. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Ink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Sushi, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #ac3235 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. Red Ink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#31aca8) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Keppel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #35ac31 and #a831ac.
In a RGB color space, hex #ac3235 is made of 63% red, 18% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Red Ink has a hue angle of 358.52°, a saturation of 54.95% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ac3235 is made of 0% cyan, 47.84% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #ac3235 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,50,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 63%, 18%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 47.84, 46.67, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(358.52,54.95%,43.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(358.52,70.93%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.0959,49.513,27.2614) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7965,11.3089,4.5603) |