China Red Color

#ad2b10

China Red is deep, 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 #52d4ef
Complementary Color #1092ad
Color Shade: mid red (10.32° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.06% (better contrasting with white)
China Red Color Sample
China Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ad2b10

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to China Red Color. The Snake Fruit color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Red Panda (#c34b1b) for more calm effect. Try Halloween Punch as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1092ad is the best complementary color to China Red. 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 #ad2b10 complementary color is Blue Chill, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tabasco are #ad1043 and #ad7910. Thus found on the left and right of #ad2b10 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shiraz and Buttered Rum colors as they work well with China Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary China Red palette consists of #1043ad and #10ad79 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1092ad). Try Tory Blue and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #ad2b10, 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 #ad2b10 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 China Red. Thus Blue Gem and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of China Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Chill, Christi, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad2b10 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. China Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#1092ad) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Blue Chill. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #10ad2a and #ad1091.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ad2b10 is made of 75% red, 19% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode China Red has a hue angle of 10.32°, a saturation of 83.07% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad2b10 is made of 0% cyan, 50.98% magenta, 61.57% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #ad2b10
RGB Decimal rgb(173,43,16)
RGB Percentage 75%, 19%, 7%
CMYK 0, 50.98, 61.57, 32.16
HSL hsl(10.32,83.07%,37.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.32,90.75%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.9836,51.1456,45.9452)
XYZ xyz(18.191,10.6494,1.587)
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