Akai Red is deep, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #43fed1 |
| Complementary Color | #00bc8e |
| Color Shade: | cool red (345.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Akai Red Color. The Redwing color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Paprika (#8d0226) for more calm effect. Try Monarch as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00bc8e is the best complementary color to Akai Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bc012e complementary color is Caribbean Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Monza are #bc008b and #bc3100. Thus found on the left and right of #bc012e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flirt and Fire colors as they work well with Akai Red.
The split-complementary Akai Red palette consists of #008bbc and #00bc31 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00bc8e). Try Bondi Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #bc012e, 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 #bc012e 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 Akai Red. Thus International Klein Blue and Limeade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Akai Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Caribbean Green, Pistachio, and Dark Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc012e square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm 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. Akai Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#00bc8e) and two others. The Limeade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Caribbean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2ebc00 and #8e00bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #bc012e is made of 80% red, 0% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Akai Red has a hue angle of 345.56°, a saturation of 98.94% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc012e is made of 0% cyan, 73.34% magenta, 55.69% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bc012e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,1,46) |
| RGB Percentage | 80%, 0%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 73.34, 55.69, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(345.56,98.94%,37.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345.56,99.47%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.429,64.5147,31.5484) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.243,10.9103,3.571) |