Akari Red Color

#c90b42

Akari Red is vivid, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #36f4bd
Complementary Color #0ac991
Color Shade: red magenta (342.63° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.57% (better contrasting with white)
Akari Red Color Sample
Akari Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c90b42

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Akari Red Color. The Pink Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Medium Candy Apple Red (#e2062c) for more energetic effect. Try Xīpe Totēc Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0ac991 is the best complementary color to Akari Red. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c90b42 complementary color is Caribbean Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shiraz are #c90aa1 and #c9320a. Thus found on the left and right of #c90b42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Tia Maria colors as they work well with Akari Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Akari Red palette consists of #0aa1c9 and #0ac932 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0ac991). Try Cerulean and Malachite colors in combination with #c90b42, 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 #c90b42 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Akari Red. Thus Denim and Christi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Akari Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Caribbean Green, Citrus, and Dark Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c90b42 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid 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. Akari Red tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#0ac991) and two others. The Christi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Caribbean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42c90a and #910ac9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c90b42 is made of 72% red, 4% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Akari Red has a hue angle of 342.63°, a saturation of 89.62% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c90b42 is made of 0% cyan, 74.51% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 21.18% black ink.

HEX #c90b42
RGB Decimal rgb(201,11,66)
RGB Percentage 72%, 4%, 24%
CMYK 0, 74.51, 52.94, 21.18
HSL hsl(342.63,89.62%,41.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(342.63,94.53%,78.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.8388,67.5551,23.905)
XYZ xyz(25.1904,13.0502,6.3455)
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