Piercing 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 | #2ed |
| Complementary Color | #10ddcc |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Piercing Red Color. The Red Lust 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 saturated alternative called Cadmium Purple (#b60c26) for more energetic effect. Try Mammary Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#10ddcc is the best complementary color to Piercing 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 #d12 complementary color is Bright Turquoise, 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 White are #dd1088 and #dd6610. Thus found on the left and right of #d12 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Christine colors as they work well with Piercing Red.
The split-complementary Piercing Red palette consists of #1088dd and #10dd66 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#10ddcc). Try Cerulean and Malachite colors in combination with #d12, 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 #d12 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 Piercing Red. Thus Persian Blue and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Piercing Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Bahia, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #d12 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. Piercing Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#10ddcc) and two others. The Harlequin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Bright Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #22dd10 and #cb10dd.
In a RGB color space, hex #dd1122 is made of 81% red, 6% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Piercing Red has a hue angle of 355°, a saturation of 85.71% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd1122 is made of 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 73.34% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dd1122 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,17,34) |
| RGB Percentage | 81%, 6%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 80, 73.34, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(355,85.71%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355,92.31%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.8279,70.7834,48.0334) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.308,15.8885,2.9828) |