Horizon Glow Color

#ad7171

Horizon Glow is pale, 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 #528e8e
Complementary Color #71adad
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.08% (better contrasting with white)
Horizon Glow Color Sample
Horizon Glow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ad7171

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Horizon Glow Color. The Muse 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 saturated alternative called Grand Sunset (#c38d87) for more energetic effect. Try Walleye as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#71adad is the best complementary color to Horizon Glow. 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 #ad7171 complementary color is Gulf Stream, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coral Tree are #ad718f and #ad8f71. Thus found on the left and right of #ad7171 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Sandal colors as they work well with Horizon Glow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Horizon Glow palette consists of #718ead and #71ad8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71adad). Try Bermuda Gray and Acapulco colors in combination with #ad7171, 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 #ad7171 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 Horizon Glow. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Horizon Glow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gulf Stream, Green Smoke, and Purple Mountain's Majesty split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad7171 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. Horizon Glow tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#71adad) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gulf Stream. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71ad71 and #ad71ad.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ad7171 is made of 43% red, 28% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Horizon Glow has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 26.79% and a lightness of 56.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad7171 is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #ad7171
RGB Decimal rgb(173,113,113)
RGB Percentage 43%, 28%, 28%
CMYK 0, 23.53, 23.53, 32.16
HSL hsl(0,26.79%,56.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,34.68%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.9066,23.7491,9.8142)
XYZ xyz(26.1193,21.8867,18.4707)
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