Red Herring is vivid, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #2eb |
| Complementary Color | #10ddaa |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (345° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Herring Color. The Holly Jolly Christmas color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Kirsch (#b2132b) for more calm effect. Try Cadmium Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#10ddaa is the best complementary color to Red Herring. Warm cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d14 complementary color is Bright Turquoise, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, red magenta, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #dd10a9 and #dd4410. Thus found on the left and right of #d14 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Tia Maria colors as they work well with Red Herring.
The split-complementary Red Herring palette consists of #10aadd and #10dd44 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#10ddaa). Try Cerulean and Malachite colors in combination with #d14, 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 #d14 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 Herring. Thus Denim and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Herring contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Inch Worm, and Persian Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #d14 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid 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. Red Herring tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#10ddaa) 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 #43dd10 and #aa10dd.
In a RGB color space, hex #dd1144 is made of 72% red, 6% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Red Herring has a hue angle of 345°, a saturation of 85.71% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd1144 is made of 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 60% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dd1144 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,17,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 72%, 6%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 80, 60, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(345,85.71%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345,92.31%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.2233,71.8911,29.0509) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0626,16.1904,6.9567) |