Horror Snob Color

#d34d4d

Horror Snob is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #2cb2b2
Complementary Color #4dd2d3
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.47% (better contrasting with white)
Horror Snob Color Sample
Horror Snob Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d34d4d

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Horror Snob Color. The Spicy Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Childhood Crush (#e26d68) for more energetic effect. Try Pesto Rosso as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4dd2d3 is the best complementary color to Horror Snob. 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 #d34d4d complementary color is Viking, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chestnut Rose are #d34d90 and #d3904d. Thus found on the left and right of #d34d4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cranberry and Raw Sienna colors as they work well with Horror Snob.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Horror Snob palette consists of #4d8fd3 and #4dd390 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4dd2d3). Try Havelock Blue and Shamrock colors in combination with #d34d4d, 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 #d34d4d 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 Horror Snob. Thus Indigo and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Horror Snob contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viking, Conifer, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #d34d4d square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Horror Snob tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4dd2d3) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Orchid – 120° from the complementary Viking. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4dd34d and #d34dd2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d34d4d is made of 58% red, 21% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Horror Snob has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 60.36% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d34d4d is made of 0% cyan, 52.55% magenta, 52.55% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #d34d4d
RGB Decimal rgb(211,77,77)
RGB Percentage 58%, 21%, 21%
CMYK 0, 52.55, 52.55, 17.25
HSL hsl(0,60.36%,56.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,63.51%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.4877,52.75,28.6095)
XYZ xyz(30.8574,19.6925,9.1958)
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