Red Potion Color

#dd143d

Red Potion 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 #22ebc2
Complementary Color #13ddb3
Color Shade: cool red (347.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.25% (better contrasting with white)
Red Potion Color Sample
Red Potion Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd143d

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Potion Color. The Strawberry Mix color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Venetian Red (#c80815) for more energetic effect. Try Pictorial Carmine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#13ddb3 is the best complementary color to Red Potion. 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 #dd143d complementary color is Java, 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 Crimson are #dd13a1 and #dd4f13. Thus found on the left and right of #dd143d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Orange Roughy colors as they work well with Red Potion.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Potion palette consists of #13a1dd and #13dd4f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#13ddb3). Try Curious Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #dd143d, 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 #dd143d 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 Potion. Thus Persian Blue and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Potion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Inch Worm, and Persian Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #dd143d 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. Red Potion tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#13ddb3) and two others. The Harlequin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Java. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3ddd13 and #b413dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd143d is made of 73% red, 7% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Red Potion has a hue angle of 347.76°, a saturation of 83.4% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd143d is made of 0% cyan, 78.83% magenta, 62.75% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd143d
RGB Decimal rgb(221,20,61)
RGB Percentage 73%, 7%, 20%
CMYK 0, 78.83, 62.75, 13.33
HSL hsl(347.76,83.4%,47.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(347.76,90.95%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.248,71.2243,33.3045)
XYZ xyz(30.9113,16.2094,5.9144)
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