Holly Jolly Christmas Color

#b50729

Holly Jolly Christmas 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 #4af8d6
Complementary Color #07b593
Color Shade: cool red (348.28° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.86% (better contrasting with white)
Holly Jolly Christmas Color Sample
Holly Jolly Christmas Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b50729

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Holly Jolly Christmas Color. The Red Mulled Wine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bloodthirsty (#880011) for more energetic effect. Try Dragons Lair as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#07b593 is the best complementary color to Holly Jolly Christmas. 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 #b50729 complementary color is Niagara, 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 Shiraz are #b5077f and #b53c07. Thus found on the left and right of #b50729 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lipstick and Rock Spray colors as they work well with Holly Jolly Christmas.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Holly Jolly Christmas palette consists of #077fb5 and #07b53c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#07b593). Try Lochmara and Malachite colors in combination with #b50729, 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 #b50729 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 Holly Jolly Christmas. Thus International Klein Blue and Christi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Holly Jolly Christmas contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Niagara, Pistachio, and Blue Gem split by 90° on the color wheel. #b50729 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. Holly Jolly Christmas tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#07b593) and two others. The Christi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Niagara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #28b507 and #9307b5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b50729 is made of 79% red, 3% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Holly Jolly Christmas has a hue angle of 348.28°, a saturation of 92.55% and a lightness of 36.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b50729 is made of 0% cyan, 68.23% magenta, 54.9% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #b50729
RGB Decimal rgb(181,7,41)
RGB Percentage 79%, 3%, 18%
CMYK 0, 68.23, 54.9, 29.02
HSL hsl(348.28,92.55%,36.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(348.28,96.13%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.0851,61.9332,32.6779)
XYZ xyz(19.5323,10.1358,3.0248)
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