Red Carpet is vivid, 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 | #43dfd9 |
| Complementary Color | #20bcb5 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Carpet Color. The Vivid Burgundy 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 Romeo O Romeo (#a4233c) for more calm effect. Try Red Prickly Pear as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#20bcb5 is the best complementary color to Red Carpet. 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 #bc2026 complementary color is Java, 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 Cardinal are #bc2074 and #bc6720. Thus found on the left and right of #bc2026 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Bourbon colors as they work well with Red Carpet.
The split-complementary Red Carpet palette consists of #2074bc and #20bc68 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#20bcb5). Try Mariner and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #bc2026, 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 #bc2026 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 Red Carpet. Thus Persian Blue and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Carpet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc2026 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. Red Carpet tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#20bcb5) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Java. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #26bc20 and #b520bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #bc2026 is made of 73% red, 12% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Red Carpet has a hue angle of 357.69°, a saturation of 70.91% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc2026 is made of 0% cyan, 61.18% magenta, 58.83% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bc2026 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,32,38) |
| RGB Percentage | 73%, 12%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 61.18, 58.83, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(357.69,70.91%,43.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.69,82.98%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.9997,59.4603,37.9694) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6054,11.8643,2.985) |