Bird’s Eye Color

#b9030a

Bird’s Eye 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 #46fcf5
Complementary Color #02b9b1
Color Shade: cool red (357.69° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.86% (better contrasting with white)
Bird’s Eye Color Sample
Bird’s Eye Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b9030a

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bird’s Eye Color. The Cadmium Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Little Red Corvette (#e50102) for more energetic effect. Try Crimson as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#02b9b1 is the best complementary color to Bird’s Eye. 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 #b9030a complementary color is Robin's Egg Blue, 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 Guardsman Red are #b90265 and #b95602. Thus found on the left and right of #b9030a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lipstick and Rose of Sharon colors as they work well with Bird’s Eye.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bird’s Eye palette consists of #0265b9 and #02b956 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#02b9b1). Try Science Blue and Jade colors in combination with #b9030a, 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 #b9030a 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 Bird’s Eye. Thus Dark Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bird’s Eye contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Robin's Egg Blue, Limeade, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9030a 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. Bird’s Eye tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#02b9b1) and two others. The Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Robin's Egg Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0ab902 and #b102b9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b9030a is made of 93% red, 2% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Bird’s Eye has a hue angle of 357.69°, a saturation of 96.81% and a lightness of 36.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9030a is made of 0% cyan, 71.37% magenta, 68.63% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #b9030a
RGB Decimal rgb(185,3,10)
RGB Percentage 93%, 2%, 5%
CMYK 0, 71.37, 68.63, 27.45
HSL hsl(357.69,96.81%,36.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(357.69,98.38%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.5533,62.7215,49.1125)
XYZ xyz(20.0949,10.4013,1.2357)
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