Ares Red Color

#dd2200

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

Inverse Color #2df
Complementary Color #00badd
Color Shade: mid red (9.23° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.33% (better contrasting with white)
Ares Red Color Sample
Ares Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd2200

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ares Red Color. The Wazdakka Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fēi Hóng Scarlet (#fe420f) for more calm effect. Try Tomato Sauce as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#00badd is the best complementary color to Ares Red. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d20 complementary color is Cerulean, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #dd004c and #dd9000. Thus found on the left and right of #d20 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Razzmatazz and Tangerine colors as they work well with Ares Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ares Red palette consists of #004cdd and #00dd90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00badd). Try Science Blue and Caribbean Green colors in combination with #d20, 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 #d20 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ares Red. Thus Dark Blue and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ares Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean, Harlequin, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #d20 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Ares Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#00badd) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary Cerulean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0d2 and #d0b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd2200 is made of 87% red, 13% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Ares Red has a hue angle of 9.23°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd2200 is made of 0% cyan, 73.34% magenta, 86.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd2200
RGB Decimal rgb(221,34,0)
RGB Percentage 87%, 13%, 0%
CMYK 0, 73.34, 86.67, 13.33
HSL hsl(9.23,100%,43.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(9.23,100%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.6446,67.5743,60.8863)
XYZ xyz(30.3908,16.5162,1.5862)
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