Indiscreet is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #53c4c4 |
| Complementary Color | #3babac |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Indiscreet Color. The Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mecca Orange (#bd5745) for more calm effect. Try Redwood City as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3babac is the best complementary color to Indiscreet. 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 #ac3b3b complementary color is Keppel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Medium Carmine are #ac3b73 and #ac733b. Thus found on the left and right of #ac3b3b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rouge and Brown Rust colors as they work well with Indiscreet.
The split-complementary Indiscreet palette consists of #3b73ac and #3bac73 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3babac). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #ac3b3b, 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 #ac3b3b 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 Indiscreet. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Indiscreet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Sushi, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ac3b3b square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid 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. Indiscreet tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3babac) 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 #3bac3b and #ac3bab.
In a RGB color space, hex #ac3b3b is made of 59% red, 20% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Indiscreet has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 48.92% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ac3b3b is made of 0% cyan, 44.31% magenta, 44.31% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #ac3b3b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,59,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 59%, 20%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 44.31, 44.31, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(0,48.92%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,65.7%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.5548,46.1411,25.4149) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3666,12.2144,5.4745) |