Red-Handed Color

#dd2233

Red-Handed 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 #2dc
Complementary Color #21ddcb
Color Shade: cool red (354.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Red-Handed Color Sample
Red-Handed Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd2233

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red-Handed Color. The American Red 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 Timeless Beauty (#b6273e) for more calm effect. Try Paradise Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#21ddcb is the best complementary color to Red-Handed. 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 #d23 complementary color is 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 #dd2190 and #dd6e21. Thus found on the left and right of #d23 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise and Hot Cinnamon colors as they work well with Red-Handed.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red-Handed palette consists of #2190dd and #21dd6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#21ddcb). Try Curious Blue and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #d23, 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 #d23 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-Handed. Thus Persian Blue and Lima giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red-Handed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #d23 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-Handed tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#21ddcb) and two others. The Lima is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Heart – 120° from the complementary Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #32dd21 and #cc21dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd2233 is made of 72% red, 11% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Red-Handed has a hue angle of 354.55°, a saturation of 73.33% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd2233 is made of 0% cyan, 73.34% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd2233
RGB Decimal rgb(221,34,51)
RGB Percentage 72%, 11%, 17%
CMYK 0, 73.34, 66.67, 13.33
HSL hsl(354.55,73.33%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354.55,84.62%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.9501,68.4836,39.9383)
XYZ xyz(30.9884,16.7552,4.7328)
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