Pedestrian Red Color

#cc1122

Pedestrian 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 #3ed
Complementary Color #10ccba
Color Shade: cool red (354.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.33% (better contrasting with white)
Pedestrian Red Color Sample
Pedestrian Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc1122

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pedestrian Red Color. The Haute Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Vivid Red (#f70d1a) for more energetic effect. Try Pickled Radish as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#10ccba is the best complementary color to Pedestrian 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 #c12 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 White are #cc107f and #cc5d10. Thus found on the left and right of #c12 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Tia Maria colors as they work well with Pedestrian Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pedestrian Red palette consists of #107fcc and #10cc5d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#10ccba). Try Denim and Malachite colors in combination with #c12, 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 #c12 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 Pedestrian Red. Thus Persian Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pedestrian Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c12 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. Pedestrian Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#10ccba) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Java. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #21cc10 and #bb10cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc1122 is made of 80% red, 7% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Pedestrian Red has a hue angle of 354.55°, a saturation of 84.62% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc1122 is made of 0% cyan, 73.33% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc1122
RGB Decimal rgb(204,17,34)
RGB Percentage 80%, 7%, 13%
CMYK 0, 73.33, 66.67, 20
HSL hsl(354.55,84.62%,43.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354.55,91.67%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.2915,66.4539,43.5282)
XYZ xyz(25.391,13.3538,2.7527)
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