Rare Red Color

#dd1133

Rare 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 #2ec
Complementary Color #10ddbb
Color Shade: cool red (350° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Rare Red Color Sample
Rare Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd1133

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rare Red Color. The Toreador color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Kirsch (#b2132b) for more calm effect. Try Boy Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#10ddbb is the best complementary color to Rare 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 #d13 complementary color is Bright Turquoise, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #dd1098 and #dd5510. Thus found on the left and right of #d13 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Christine colors as they work well with Rare Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rare Red palette consists of #1098dd and #10dd55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#10ddbb). Try Cerulean and Malachite colors in combination with #d13, 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 #d13 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 Rare Red. Thus Persian Blue and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rare Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Inch Worm, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #d13 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm 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. Rare Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#10ddbb) 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 #33dd10 and #ba10dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd1133 is made of 76% red, 6% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Rare Red has a hue angle of 350°, a saturation of 85.71% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd1133 is made of 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd1133
RGB Decimal rgb(221,17,51)
RGB Percentage 76%, 6%, 18%
CMYK 0, 80, 66.67, 13.33
HSL hsl(350,85.71%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(350,92.31%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.9903,71.2397,38.9023)
XYZ xyz(30.6168,16.0121,4.6089)
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