Ant Red is calm, 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 | #4fa2b5 |
| Complementary Color | #4a9cb0 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ant Red Color. The Earth Rose 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 Faneuil Brick (#bb7b6d) for more calm effect. Try Moroccan Ruby as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4a9cb0 is the best complementary color to Ant 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 #b05d4a complementary color is Hippie 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 Matrix are #b04a69 and #b0904a. Thus found on the left and right of #b05d4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Driftwood colors as they work well with Ant Red.
The split-complementary Ant Red palette consists of #4a69b0 and #4ab090 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a9cb0). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #b05d4a, 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 #b05d4a 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 Ant Red. Thus Blue Violet and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ant Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Apple, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b05d4a 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. Ant Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4a9cb0) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4ab05d and #b04a9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #b05d4a is made of 51% red, 27% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Ant Red has a hue angle of 11.18°, a saturation of 40.8% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b05d4a is made of 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 40% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #b05d4a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,93,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 27%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.55, 40, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(11.18,40.8%,49.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.18,57.95%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.9497,31.8699,26.0001) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0549,17.5532,8.6516) |