Red Sentinel 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 | #46f6f0 |
| Complementary Color | #09b8b3 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Sentinel Color. The Little Red Corvette 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 Medium Candy Apple Red (#e2062c) for more energetic effect. Try Spanish Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#09b8b3 is the best complementary color to Red Sentinel. 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 #b9090f complementary color is Robin's Egg Blue, 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 Milano Red are #b80966 and #b85a09. Thus found on the left and right of #b9090f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lipstick and Pumpkin Skin colors as they work well with Red Sentinel.
The split-complementary Red Sentinel palette consists of #0966b8 and #09b85a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#09b8b3). Try Science Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #b9090f, 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 #b9090f 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 Red Sentinel. Thus Dark Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Sentinel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Robin's Egg Blue, Christi, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9090f 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. Red Sentinel tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#09b8b3) and two others. The Malachite 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 #0fb809 and #b209b8.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9090f is made of 89% red, 4% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Red Sentinel has a hue angle of 357.95°, a saturation of 90.72% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9090f is made of 0% cyan, 69.02% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #b9090f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,9,15) |
| RGB Percentage | 89%, 4%, 7% |
| CMYK | 0, 69.02, 66.67, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(357.95,90.72%,38.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.95,95.14%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.8018,62.1264,47.3766) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1915,10.5442,1.423) |