Philippine Red Color

#ce1127

Philippine 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 #31eed8
Complementary Color #10ceb8
Color Shade: cool red (353.02° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.73% (better contrasting with white)
Philippine Red Color Sample
Philippine Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ce1127

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Philippine Red Color. The Spanish Crimson color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Haute Red (#a11729) for more calm effect. Try Spartan Crimson as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#10ceb8 is the best complementary color to Philippine 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 #ce1127 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 Crimson are #ce1085 and #ce5910. Thus found on the left and right of #ce1127 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Tia Maria colors as they work well with Philippine Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Philippine Red palette consists of #1085ce and #10ce59 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#10ceb8). Try Denim and Malachite colors in combination with #ce1127, 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 #ce1127 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 Philippine Red. Thus Persian Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Philippine Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Bahia, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #ce1127 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. Philippine Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#10ceb8) 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 #26ce10 and #b810ce.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ce1127 is made of 79% red, 6% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Philippine Red has a hue angle of 353.02°, a saturation of 84.75% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ce1127 is made of 0% cyan, 74.11% magenta, 65.49% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #ce1127
RGB Decimal rgb(206,17,39)
RGB Percentage 79%, 6%, 15%
CMYK 0, 74.11, 65.49, 19.22
HSL hsl(353.02,84.75%,43.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(353.02,91.75%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.7547,67.0957,41.3925)
XYZ xyz(26.0203,13.6692,3.1865)
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