Pesto Rosso is vibrant, 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 | #4cc |
| Complementary Color | #33babb |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pesto Rosso Color. The Gladiola 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 Chilli Cashew (#cc5544) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Salmon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#33babb is the best complementary color to Pesto Rosso. 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 #b33 complementary color is Pelorous, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #b37 and #b73. Thus found on the left and right of #b33 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Pesto Rosso.
The split-complementary Pesto Rosso palette consists of #3376bb and #3b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#33babb). Try Boston Blue and White colors in combination with #b33, 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 #b33 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 Pesto Rosso. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pesto Rosso contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pelorous, White, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #b33 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. Pesto Rosso tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#33babb) and two others. The White 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 #3b3 and #bb33ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb3333 is made of 65% red, 18% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Pesto Rosso has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 57.14% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb3333 is made of 0% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb3333 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,51,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 65%, 18%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 53.33, 53.33, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(0,57.14%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,72.73%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.0205,53.8698,32.6097) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2749,13.1715,4.5003) |