Holland Red Color

#cb4543

Holland Red is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #34babc
Complementary Color #43c8ca
Color Shade: mid red (0.88° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.94% (better contrasting with white)
Holland Red Color Sample
Holland Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cb4543

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Holland Red Color. The Tory Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rusty Heart (#a04039) for more calm effect. Try Coralite as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#43c8ca is the best complementary color to Holland Red. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cb4543 complementary color is Pelorous, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mojo are #ca4385 and #ca8943. Thus found on the left and right of #cb4543 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Tussock colors as they work well with Holland Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Holland Red palette consists of #4384ca and #43ca88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#43c8ca). Try Indigo and Emerald colors in combination with #cb4543, 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 #cb4543 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Holland Red. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Holland Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pelorous, Atlantis, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cb4543 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Holland Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#43c8ca) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Pelorous. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43ca45 and #ca43c8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cb4543 is made of 60% red, 20% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Holland Red has a hue angle of 0.88°, a saturation of 56.67% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cb4543 is made of 0% cyan, 52.55% magenta, 53.34% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #cb4543
RGB Decimal rgb(203,69,67)
RGB Percentage 60%, 20%, 20%
CMYK 0, 52.55, 53.34, 20.39
HSL hsl(0.88,56.67%,52.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0.88,67%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.708,52.8648,30.7006)
XYZ xyz(27.7698,17.358,7.197)
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