Racing Red Color

#bd162c

Racing Red 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 #42e9d3
Complementary Color #16bda7
Color Shade: cool red (352.1° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.37% (better contrasting with white)
Racing Red Color Sample
Racing Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bd162c

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Racing Red Color. The Brutal Doom 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 soft alternative called Rose Red (#c92351) for more calm effect. Try French Winery as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#16bda7 is the best complementary color to Racing 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 #bd162c complementary color is Java, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #bd167f and #bd5316. Thus found on the left and right of #bd162c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Orange Roughy colors as they work well with Racing Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Racing Red palette consists of #167fbd and #16bd53 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#16bda7). Try Denim and Malachite colors in combination with #bd162c, 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 #bd162c 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 Racing Red. Thus Persian Blue and Christi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Racing Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #bd162c square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Racing Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#16bda7) and two others. The Christi 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 #2cbd16 and #a616bd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bd162c is made of 74% red, 9% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Racing Red has a hue angle of 352.1°, a saturation of 79.15% and a lightness of 41.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bd162c is made of 0% cyan, 65.49% magenta, 56.87% yellow and 25.88% black ink.

HEX #bd162c
RGB Decimal rgb(189,22,44)
RGB Percentage 74%, 9%, 17%
CMYK 0, 65.49, 56.87, 25.88
HSL hsl(352.1,79.15%,41.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(352.1,88.36%,74.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.5317,62.0527,34.0482)
XYZ xyz(21.7278,11.5745,3.4718)
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