Gladiola is soft, 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 | #2ab0bc |
| Complementary Color | #42c8d5 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.93° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gladiola Color. The Pesto Rosso color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Red Obsession (#b63731) for more calm effect. Try Medium Carmine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#42c8d5 is the best complementary color to Gladiola. 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 #d54f43 complementary color is Scooter, 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 Valencia are #d54280 and #d59842. Thus found on the left and right of #d54f43 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cabaret and Raw Sienna colors as they work well with Gladiola.
The split-complementary Gladiola palette consists of #4280d5 and #42d598 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#42c8d5). Try Havelock Blue and Shamrock colors in combination with #d54f43, 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 #d54f43 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 Gladiola. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gladiola contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scooter, Atlantis, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #d54f43 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. Gladiola tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#42c8d5) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Orchid – 120° from the complementary Scooter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42d54e and #d542c8.
In a RGB color space, hex #d54f43 is made of 59% red, 22% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Gladiola has a hue angle of 4.93°, a saturation of 63.48% and a lightness of 54.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d54f43 is made of 0% cyan, 52.55% magenta, 57.26% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d54f43 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,79,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 59%, 22%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 52.55, 57.26, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(4.93,63.48%,54.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.93,68.54%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.9989,51.9966,35.0691) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2497,20.1433,7.5512) |