Red Pegasus Color

#dd0000

Red Pegasus is vivid, 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 #2ff
Complementary Color #00dcdd
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.33% (better contrasting with white)
Red Pegasus Color Sample
Red Pegasus Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd0000

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Pegasus Color. The Maraschino color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ferrari Red (#ff2800) for more calm effect. Try Bright Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#00dcdd is the best complementary color to Red Pegasus. 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 #d00 complementary color is Robin's Egg Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #dd006e and #dd6e00. Thus found on the left and right of #d00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Razzmatazz and Mango Tango colors as they work well with Red Pegasus.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Pegasus palette consists of #006edd and #00dd6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00dcdd). Try Science Blue and Spring Green colors in combination with #d00, 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 #d00 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 Red Pegasus. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Pegasus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Robin's Egg Blue, Bright Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #d00 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, 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. Red Pegasus tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#00dcdd) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Pizzazz – 120° from the complementary Robin's Egg Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0d0 and #dd00dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd0000 is made of 100% red, 0% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Red Pegasus has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd0000 is made of 0% cyan, 86.67% magenta, 86.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd0000
RGB Decimal rgb(221,0,0)
RGB Percentage 100%, 0%, 0%
CMYK 0, 86.67, 86.67, 13.33
HSL hsl(0,100%,43.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,100%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.1398,71.9019,60.3332)
XYZ xyz(29.8188,15.3722,1.3955)
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