Red Prayer Flag Color

#bb1100

Red Prayer Flag is deep, 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 #4ef
Complementary Color #00a9bb
Color Shade: mid red (5.45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.67% (better contrasting with white)
Red Prayer Flag Color Sample
Red Prayer Flag Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb1100

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Prayer Flag Color. The Electric Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Brick Red (#8f1402) for more calm effect. Try Red Berry as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#00a9bb is the best complementary color to Red Prayer Flag. 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 #b10 complementary color is Pacific Blue, 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 White are #bb004c and #bb6e00. Thus found on the left and right of #b10 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lipstick and Indochine colors as they work well with Red Prayer Flag.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Prayer Flag palette consists of #004cbb and #00bb6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00a9bb). Try Cobalt and Jade colors in combination with #b10, 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 #b10 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 Red Prayer Flag. Thus Dark Blue and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Prayer Flag contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pacific Blue, Limeade, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #b10 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. Red Prayer Flag tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#00a9bb) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flirt – 120° from the complementary Pacific Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0b1 and #bb00a9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb1100 is made of 92% red, 8% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Red Prayer Flag has a hue angle of 5.45°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb1100 is made of 0% cyan, 66.66% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb1100
RGB Decimal rgb(187,17,0)
RGB Percentage 92%, 8%, 0%
CMYK 0, 66.66, 73.33, 26.67
HSL hsl(5.45,100%,36.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(5.45,100%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.5226,61.4741,53.4867)
XYZ xyz(20.694,10.9657,1.0259)
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