Fiery Red Color

#d01c1f

Fiery 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 #2fe3e0
Complementary Color #1ccfcd
Color Shade: cool red (359° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.27% (better contrasting with white)
Fiery Red Color Sample
Fiery Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d01c1f

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fiery Red Color. The Ecstatic Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Christmas Red (#b01b2e) for more calm effect. Try American Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1ccfcd is the best complementary color to Fiery 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 #d01c1f 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 #cf1c79 and #cf731c. Thus found on the left and right of #d01c1f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Hot Cinnamon colors as they work well with Fiery Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fiery Red palette consists of #1c78cf and #1ccf73 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1ccfcd). Try Denim and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #d01c1f, 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 #d01c1f 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 Fiery Red. Thus Persian Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fiery Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #d01c1f 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. Fiery Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#1ccfcd) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Heart – 120° from the complementary Java. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1fcf1c and #cd1ccf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d01c1f is made of 78% red, 10% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Fiery Red has a hue angle of 359°, a saturation of 76.27% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d01c1f is made of 0% cyan, 70.59% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 18.43% black ink.

HEX #d01c1f
RGB Decimal rgb(208,28,31)
RGB Percentage 78%, 10%, 12%
CMYK 0, 70.59, 69.41, 18.43
HSL hsl(359,76.27%,46.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(359,86.54%,81.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.7157,65.6542,46.6632)
XYZ xyz(26.675,14.3393,2.6582)
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