Bloodhound is vibrant, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #4ae |
| Complementary Color | #1076bb |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bloodhound Color. The Reno Sand color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Thai Curry (#ab6819) for more calm effect. Try Ancient Brandy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1076bb is the best complementary color to Bloodhound. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b51 complementary color is Denim, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #bb1022 and #bbaa10. Thus found on the left and right of #b51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shiraz and Sahara colors as they work well with Bloodhound.
The split-complementary Bloodhound palette consists of #1021bb and #10bbaa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1076bb). Try Torea Bay and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #b51, 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 #b51 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bloodhound. Thus Blue Gem and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bloodhound contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Denim, La Palma, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #b51 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bloodhound tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1076bb) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Denim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #10bb55 and #bb1076.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb5511 is made of 65% red, 29% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Bloodhound has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 83.33% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb5511 is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 66.66% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb5511 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,85,17) |
| RGB Percentage | 65%, 29%, 6% |
| CMYK | 0, 40, 66.66, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(24,83.33%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24,90.91%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.3886,37.8025,53.6095) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8432,17.1023,2.5747) |