Fortune Red Color

#b0534d

Fortune Red is soft, 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 #4facb2
Complementary Color #4daab0
Color Shade: mid red (3.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.61% (better contrasting with white)
Fortune Red Color Sample
Fortune Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b0534d

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fortune Red Color. The Tosca color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Codman Claret (#8c4040) for more calm effect. Try Morocco as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4daab0 is the best complementary color to Fortune 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 #b0534d complementary color is Hippie Blue, 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 Matrix are #b04d78 and #b0844d. Thus found on the left and right of #b0534d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Driftwood colors as they work well with Fortune Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fortune Red palette consists of #4d78b0 and #4db084 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4daab0). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #b0534d, 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 #b0534d 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 Fortune Red. Thus Blue Violet and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fortune Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0534d 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. Fortune Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4daab0) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4db053 and #b04da9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b0534d is made of 52% red, 25% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Fortune Red has a hue angle of 3.64°, a saturation of 39.13% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0534d is made of 0% cyan, 36.47% magenta, 38.82% yellow and 30.98% black ink.

HEX #b0534d
RGB Decimal rgb(176,83,77)
RGB Percentage 52%, 25%, 23%
CMYK 0, 36.47, 38.82, 30.98
HSL hsl(3.64,39.13%,49.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(3.64,56.25%,69.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.912,37.3836,21.5969)
XYZ xyz(22.3373,15.9524,8.923)
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