Infrared Burn Color

#dd3333

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

Inverse Color #2cc
Complementary Color #32dcdd
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Infrared Burn Color Sample
Infrared Burn Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd3333

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Infrared Burn Color. The Flamingo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Daring (#df644e) for more calm effect. Try Barely Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#32dcdd is the best complementary color to Infrared Burn. 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 #d33 complementary color is Turquoise, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #dd3288 and #dd8732. Thus found on the left and right of #d33 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise and Brandy Punch colors as they work well with Infrared Burn.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Infrared Burn palette consists of #3287dd and #32dd88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#32dcdd). Try Curious Blue and Shamrock colors in combination with #d33, 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 #d33 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 Infrared Burn. Thus Persian Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Infrared Burn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #d33 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Infrared Burn tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#32dcdd) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Orchid – 120° from the complementary Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #32dd32 and #dd32dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd3333 is made of 68% red, 16% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Infrared Burn has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd3333 is made of 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd3333
RGB Decimal rgb(221,51,51)
RGB Percentage 68%, 16%, 16%
CMYK 0, 66.67, 66.67, 13.33
HSL hsl(0,71.43%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,76.92%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.4704,64.1806,41.5636)
XYZ xyz(31.6002,17.9788,4.9367)
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