Ake Blood is vivid, 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 | #30c5db |
| Complementary Color | #23b9cf |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ake Blood Color. The Flint Corn Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Brick (#a03623) for more calm effect. Try Flame as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#23b9cf is the best complementary color to Ake Blood. 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 #cf3a24 complementary color is Java, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Punch are #cf2363 and #cf8f23. Thus found on the left and right of #cf3a24 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise Red and Nugget colors as they work well with Ake Blood.
The split-complementary Ake Blood palette consists of #2363cf and #23cf8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#23b9cf). Try Mariner and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #cf3a24, 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 #cf3a24 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 Ake Blood. Thus Persian Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ake Blood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #cf3a24 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ake Blood tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#23b9cf) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Java. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #23cf39 and #cf23b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #cf3a24 is made of 69% red, 19% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Ake Blood has a hue angle of 7.72°, a saturation of 70.37% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cf3a24 is made of 0% cyan, 58.43% magenta, 67.06% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #cf3a24 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(207,58,36) |
| RGB Percentage | 69%, 19%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 58.43, 67.06, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(7.72,70.37%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.72,82.61%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.5193,57.1651,46.6259) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5636,16.4189,3.3855) |