Guardsman Red is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #45fefe |
| Complementary Color | #00b9ba |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Guardsman Red Color. The Scab Red 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 Red Leever (#881400) for more energetic effect. Try Sangoire Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#00b9ba is the best complementary color to Guardsman Red. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ba0101 complementary color is Robin's Egg Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Guardsman Red are #ba005d and #ba5d00. Thus found on the left and right of #ba0101 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lipstick and Rose of Sharon colors as they work well with Guardsman Red.
The split-complementary Guardsman Red palette consists of #005dba and #00ba5d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00b9ba). Try Science Blue and Jade colors in combination with #ba0101, 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 #ba0101 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 Guardsman Red. Thus Dark Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Guardsman Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Robin's Egg Blue, Limeade, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ba0101 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Guardsman Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#00b9ba) and two others. The Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hollywood Cerise – 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 #00ba00 and #ba00b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #ba0101 is made of 99% red, 1% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Guardsman Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 98.93% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ba0101 is made of 0% cyan, 72.55% magenta, 72.55% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ba0101 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,1,1) |
| RGB Percentage | 99%, 1%, 1% |
| CMYK | 0, 72.55, 72.55, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(0,98.93%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,99.46%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.6609,63.1006,52.6385) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.266,10.463,0.9801) |