Christmas Red is deep, 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 | #4fe4d1 |
| Complementary Color | #1ab09d |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Christmas Red Color. The Cherry Shine 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 saturated alternative called Electrifying Kiss (#d41c4e) for more energetic effect. Try Sweet Cherry Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1ab09d is the best complementary color to Christmas Red. 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 #b01b2e complementary color is Mountain Meadow, 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 Cardinal are #b01a78 and #b0521a. Thus found on the left and right of #b01b2e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Fiery Orange colors as they work well with Christmas Red.
The split-complementary Christmas Red palette consists of #1a78b0 and #1ab052 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1ab09d). Try Matisse and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #b01b2e, 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 #b01b2e 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 Christmas Red. Thus Persian Blue and La Palma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Christmas Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Meadow, Lima, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #b01b2e 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. Christmas Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#1ab09d) and two others. The La Palma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Mountain Meadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2db01a and #9c1ab0.
In a RGB color space, hex #b01b2e is made of 71% red, 11% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Christmas Red has a hue angle of 352.35°, a saturation of 73.4% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b01b2e is made of 0% cyan, 58.43% magenta, 50.98% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #b01b2e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,27,46) |
| RGB Percentage | 71%, 11%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 58.43, 50.98, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(352.35,73.4%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.35,84.66%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.2189,57.5681,29.4956) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7896,10.2112,3.5654) |