Old Glory Red Color

#bf0a30

Old Glory 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 #40f5cf
Complementary Color #09bf99
Color Shade: cool red (347.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.41% (better contrasting with white)
Old Glory Red Color Sample
Old Glory Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bf0a30

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Glory Red Color. The Xiān Hóng Red 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 Love Juice (#cc1155) for more calm effect. Try Red Ribbon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#09bf99 is the best complementary color to Old Glory 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 #bf0a30 complementary color is Caribbean Green, 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 Shiraz are #bf098a and #bf3e09. Thus found on the left and right of #bf0a30 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Rock Spray colors as they work well with Old Glory Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Old Glory Red palette consists of #098abf and #09bf3e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#09bf99). Try Lochmara and Malachite colors in combination with #bf0a30, 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 #bf0a30 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 Old Glory Red. Thus International Klein Blue and Christi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Old Glory Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Caribbean Green, Pistachio, and Blue Gem split by 90° on the color wheel. #bf0a30 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. Old Glory Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#09bf99) and two others. The Christi 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 #2fbf09 and #9909bf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bf0a30 is made of 77% red, 4% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Old Glory Red has a hue angle of 347.4°, a saturation of 90.05% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bf0a30 is made of 0% cyan, 70.98% magenta, 56.08% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #bf0a30
RGB Decimal rgb(191,10,48)
RGB Percentage 77%, 4%, 19%
CMYK 0, 70.98, 56.08, 25.1
HSL hsl(347.4,90.05%,39.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(347.4,94.76%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.4213,64.3934,31.6278)
XYZ xyz(22.1279,11.5068,3.8511)
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