Intrigue Red is soft, 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 | #4db9b7 |
| Complementary Color | #45b2b0 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (358.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Intrigue Red Color. The Apple Polish color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cherry Cobbler (#883f41) for more calm effect. Try Candy Drop as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#45b2b0 is the best complementary color to Intrigue 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 #b24648 complementary color is Fountain Blue, 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 Apple Blossom are #b2457d and #b27a45. Thus found on the left and right of #b24648 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blush and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Intrigue Red.
The split-complementary Intrigue Red palette consists of #457db2 and #45b27a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#45b2b0). Try Steel Blue and Ocean Green colors in combination with #b24648, 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 #b24648 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 Intrigue Red. Thus Blue Violet and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Intrigue Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Sushi, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b24648 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. Intrigue Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#45b2b0) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #47b245 and #b045b2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b24648 is made of 56% red, 22% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Intrigue Red has a hue angle of 358.89°, a saturation of 43.55% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b24648 is made of 0% cyan, 42.35% magenta, 41.56% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #b24648 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,70,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 22%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 42.35, 41.56, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(358.89,43.55%,48.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(358.89,60.67%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.6788,44.1406,21.7374) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.72,14.3132,7.7488) |