Vinho do Porto Color

#b31a38

Vinho do Porto 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 #4ce5c7
Complementary Color #19b395
Color Shade: cool red (348.24° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.2% (better contrasting with white)
Vinho do Porto Color Sample
Vinho do Porto Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b31a38

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Vinho do Porto Color. The Refined Chianti 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 Merlot (#831923) for more calm effect. Try Rose Rush as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#19b395 is the best complementary color to Vinho do Porto. 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 #b31a38 complementary color is Mountain Meadow, 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 Cardinal are #b31984 and #b34819. Thus found on the left and right of #b31a38 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Fiery Orange colors as they work well with Vinho do Porto.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Vinho do Porto palette consists of #1984b3 and #19b348 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#19b395). Try Eastern Blue and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #b31a38, 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 #b31a38 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 Vinho do Porto. Thus Persian Blue and La Palma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Vinho do Porto contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Meadow, Lima, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #b31a38 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. Vinho do Porto tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#19b395) 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 #37b319 and #9419b3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b31a38 is made of 69% red, 10% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Vinho do Porto has a hue angle of 348.24°, a saturation of 74.63% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b31a38 is made of 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 48.24% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b31a38
RGB Decimal rgb(179,26,56)
RGB Percentage 69%, 10%, 21%
CMYK 0, 60, 48.24, 29.8
HSL hsl(348.24,74.63%,40.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(348.24,85.47%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.9123,59.0776,24.2607)
XYZ xyz(19.6736,10.608,4.752)
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