Red Tape 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 | #3ec |
| Complementary Color | #10ccaa |
| Color Shade: | cool red (349.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Tape Color. The Irritated Ibis 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 saturated alternative called Red Wrath (#ee1155) for more energetic effect. Try Red Pigment as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#10ccaa is the best complementary color to Red Tape. 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 #c13 complementary color is Java, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #cc1090 and #cc4c10. Thus found on the left and right of #c13 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Tia Maria colors as they work well with Red Tape.
The split-complementary Red Tape palette consists of #1090cc and #10cc4c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#10ccaa). Try Cerulean and Malachite colors in combination with #c13, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #c13 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 Red Tape. Thus Persian Blue and Christi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Tape contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Bahia, and Persian Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c13 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Red Tape tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#10ccaa) and two others. The Christi 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 #32cc10 and #aa10cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc1133 is made of 75% red, 6% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Red Tape has a hue angle of 349.09°, a saturation of 84.62% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc1133 is made of 0% cyan, 73.33% magenta, 60% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc1133 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,17,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 75%, 6%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 73.33, 60, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(349.09,84.62%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(349.09,91.67%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.4738,66.9686,34.0192) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6998,13.4773,4.3788) |