Boy 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 | #4ceee2 |
| Complementary Color | #10b3a6 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Boy Red Color. The Piercing Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Jester Red (#9e1030) for more calm effect. Try Rare Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#10b3a6 is the best complementary color to Boy 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 #b3111d 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 Tabasco are #b3106d and #b35510. Thus found on the left and right of #b3111d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jazzberry Jam and Fiery Orange colors as they work well with Boy Red.
The split-complementary Boy Red palette consists of #106db3 and #10b355 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#10b3a6). Try Denim and Malachite colors in combination with #b3111d, 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 #b3111d 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 Boy Red. Thus Torea Bay and La Palma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Boy Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Meadow, Christi, and Blue Gem split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3111d 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. Boy Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#10b3a6) 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 #1cb310 and #a710b3.
In a RGB color space, hex #b3111d is made of 80% red, 8% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Boy Red has a hue angle of 355.56°, a saturation of 82.65% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3111d is made of 0% cyan, 63.53% magenta, 58.83% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #b3111d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,17,29) |
| RGB Percentage | 80%, 8%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 63.53, 58.83, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(355.56,82.65%,38.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355.56,90.5%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.9737,59.7731,39.3832) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0126,10.0733,2.1047) |