Mordant Red 19 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 | #51f3ff |
| Complementary Color | #00a2ae |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mordant Red 19 Color. The Red Pegasus color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called New Kenyan Copper (#7c1c05) for more calm effect. Try Republican as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00a2ae is the best complementary color to Mordant Red 19. 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 #ae0c00 complementary color is Bondi Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bright Red are #ae004a and #ae6300. Thus found on the left and right of #ae0c00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lipstick and Rose of Sharon colors as they work well with Mordant Red 19.
The split-complementary Mordant Red 19 palette consists of #004aae and #00ae63 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00a2ae). Try Cobalt and Jade colors in combination with #ae0c00, 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 #ae0c00 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 Mordant Red 19. Thus Dark Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mordant Red 19 contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bondi Blue, Limeade, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae0c00 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mordant Red 19 tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#00a2ae) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flirt – 120° from the complementary Bondi Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00ae0c and #ae00a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae0c00 is made of 94% red, 6% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Mordant Red 19 has a hue angle of 4.14°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 34.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae0c00 is made of 0% cyan, 63.53% magenta, 68.24% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae0c00 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,12,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 94%, 6%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 63.53, 68.24, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(4.14,100%,34.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.14,100%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.4832,58.6983,50.5907) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.587,9.2616,0.8607) |