Edgy Red Color

#ba3d3c

Edgy Red is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #45c2c3
Complementary Color #3bb8ba
Color Shade: mid red (0.48° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.24% (better contrasting with white)
Edgy Red Color Sample
Edgy Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ba3d3c

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Edgy Red Color. The Sanguine Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pinkadelic (#cb5c5b) for more energetic effect. Try Barbecue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3bb8ba is the best complementary color to Edgy 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 #ba3d3c complementary color is Pelorous, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Medium Carmine are #ba3b79 and #ba7c3b. Thus found on the left and right of #ba3d3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Copper colors as they work well with Edgy Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Edgy Red palette consists of #3b79ba and #3bba7c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3bb8ba). Try Boston Blue and Ocean Green colors in combination with #ba3d3c, 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 #ba3d3c offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Edgy Red. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Edgy Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pelorous, Sushi, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #ba3d3c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Edgy Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3bb8ba) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Pelorous. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3bba3c and #ba3bb8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ba3d3c is made of 61% red, 20% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Edgy Red has a hue angle of 0.48°, a saturation of 51.22% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ba3d3c is made of 0% cyan, 49.02% magenta, 49.41% yellow and 27.06% black ink.

HEX #ba3d3c
RGB Decimal rgb(186,61,60)
RGB Percentage 61%, 20%, 20%
CMYK 0, 49.02, 49.41, 27.06
HSL hsl(0.48,51.22%,48.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0.48,67.74%,72.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.38,50.1134,28.8562)
XYZ xyz(22.7341,14.1028,5.7989)
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