Light Shōrei Red Color

#d0181f

Light Shōrei 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 #2fe7e0
Complementary Color #18d0c8
Color Shade: cool red (357.72° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.49% (better contrasting with white)
Light Shōrei Red Color Sample
Light Shōrei Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d0181f

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Shōrei Red Color. The Salsa 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 soft alternative called Pepper Jelly (#cc2244) for more calm effect. Try Anarchist as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#18d0c8 is the best complementary color to Light Shōrei 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 #d0181f 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 Thunderbird are #d0187a and #d06c18. Thus found on the left and right of #d0181f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Hot Cinnamon colors as they work well with Light Shōrei Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Shōrei Red palette consists of #187bd0 and #18d06d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#18d0c8). Try Denim and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #d0181f, 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 #d0181f 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 Light Shōrei Red. Thus Persian Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Shōrei Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #d0181f 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. Light Shōrei Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#18d0c8) 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 #1ed018 and #c818d0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d0181f is made of 79% red, 9% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Light Shōrei Red has a hue angle of 357.72°, a saturation of 79.31% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d0181f is made of 0% cyan, 72.16% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 18.43% black ink.

HEX #d0181f
RGB Decimal rgb(208,24,31)
RGB Percentage 79%, 9%, 12%
CMYK 0, 72.16, 69.41, 18.43
HSL hsl(357.72,79.31%,45.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(357.72,88.46%,81.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.4645,66.374,46.4458)
XYZ xyz(26.5864,14.1621,2.6286)
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