American 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 | #4cdecb |
| Complementary Color | #20b39f |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to American Red Color. The Red-Handed 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 Vampirella (#9b2848) for more calm effect. Try Berry Rossi as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#20b39f is the best complementary color to American 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 #b32134 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 Cardinal are #b3207c and #b35620. Thus found on the left and right of #b32134 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Desert colors as they work well with American Red.
The split-complementary American Red palette consists of #207cb3 and #20b357 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#20b39f). Try Eastern Blue and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #b32134, 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 #b32134 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 American Red. Thus Persian Blue and La Palma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of American Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Meadow, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #b32134 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. American Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#20b39f) 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 #34b320 and #9f20b3.
In a RGB color space, hex #b32134 is made of 68% red, 13% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode American Red has a hue angle of 352.19°, a saturation of 68.87% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b32134 is made of 0% cyan, 57.26% magenta, 49.81% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #b32134 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,33,52) |
| RGB Percentage | 68%, 13%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 57.26, 49.81, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(352.19,68.87%,41.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.19,81.56%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.4443,57.1872,27.4047) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7541,10.9194,4.3153) |