Tartan Red Color

#b1282a

Tartan 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 #4ed7d5
Complementary Color #28b1ae
Color Shade: cool red (359.12° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.55% (better contrasting with white)
Tartan Red Color Sample
Tartan Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b1282a

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tartan Red Color. The Radish color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Calypso Berry (#c53a4b) for more calm effect. Try Red-Handed as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#28b1ae is the best complementary color to Tartan 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 #b1282a complementary color is Eastern Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tall Poppy are #b1286e and #b16a28. Thus found on the left and right of #b1282a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hibiscus and Tuscany colors as they work well with Tartan Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tartan Red palette consists of #286eb1 and #28b16a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#28b1ae). Try Cerulean Blue and Jungle Green colors in combination with #b1282a, 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 #b1282a 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 Tartan Red. Thus Governor Bay and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tartan Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eastern Blue, Olive Drab, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1282a square combo is a palette of cool 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. Tartan Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#28b1ae) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Eastern Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2ab128 and #ae28b1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b1282a is made of 68% red, 15% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Tartan Red has a hue angle of 359.12°, a saturation of 63.13% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1282a is made of 0% cyan, 53.72% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 30.59% black ink.

HEX #b1282a
RGB Decimal rgb(177,40,42)
RGB Percentage 68%, 15%, 16%
CMYK 0, 53.72, 52.94, 30.59
HSL hsl(359.12,63.13%,42.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(359.12,77.4%,69.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.6341,54.1236,33.5506)
XYZ xyz(19.3082,11.0319,3.3022)
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