Royal Mail 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 | #25dfd5 |
| Complementary Color | #20dacf |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Royal Mail Red Color. The Upsdell Red 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 saturated alternative called Desire (#ea3c53) for more energetic effect. Try American Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#20dacf is the best complementary color to Royal Mail 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 #da202a complementary color is Java, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Alizarin Crimson are #da2086 and #da7220. Thus found on the left and right of #da202a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise and Hot Cinnamon colors as they work well with Royal Mail Red.
The split-complementary Royal Mail Red palette consists of #2087da and #20da72 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#20dacf). Try Curious Blue and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #da202a, 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 #da202a 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 Royal Mail Red. Thus Persian Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Royal Mail Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #da202a square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Royal Mail Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#20dacf) 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 #2ada20 and #cf20da.
In a RGB color space, hex #da202a is made of 75% red, 11% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Royal Mail Red has a hue angle of 356.77°, a saturation of 74.4% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #da202a is made of 0% cyan, 72.94% magenta, 69.02% yellow and 14.51% black ink.
| HEX | #da202a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(218,32,42) |
| RGB Percentage | 75%, 11%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 72.94, 69.02, 14.51 |
| HSL | hsl(356.77,74.4%,49.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356.77,85.32%,85.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.1128,67.8183,43.8831) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8479,16.1056,3.726) |