Red-Eye Color

#dd1155

Red-Eye is vivid, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #2ea
Complementary Color #10dd99
Color Shade: red magenta (340° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Red-Eye Color Sample
Red-Eye Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd1155

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Red-Eye Color. The Red Tape color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ski Patrol (#bb1237) for more calm effect. Try Jalapeño Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#10dd99 is the best complementary color to Red-Eye. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d15 complementary color is Caribbean Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #dd10ba and #dd3310. Thus found on the left and right of #d15 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shocking Pink and Tia Maria colors as they work well with Red-Eye.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red-Eye palette consists of #10badd and #10dd33 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#10dd99). Try Cerulean and Malachite colors in combination with #d15, 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 #d15 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Red-Eye. Thus Denim and Lima giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red-Eye contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Caribbean Green, Fuego, and Persian Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #d15 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid 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-Eye tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#10dd99) and two others. The Lima is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Caribbean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #54dd10 and #9910dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd1155 is made of 68% red, 5% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Red-Eye has a hue angle of 340°, a saturation of 85.71% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd1155 is made of 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 53.34% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd1155
RGB Decimal rgb(221,17,85)
RGB Percentage 68%, 5%, 26%
CMYK 0, 80, 53.34, 13.33
HSL hsl(340,85.71%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(340,92.31%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.5323,72.7493,19.0128)
XYZ xyz(31.6589,16.4289,10.0968)
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