Midnight in Saigon Color

#dd8866

Midnight in Saigon is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #279
Complementary Color #65bbdd
Color Shade: warm red (17.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.33% (better contrasting with white)
Midnight in Saigon Color Sample
Midnight in Saigon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd8866

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Midnight in Saigon Color. The Citrus Notes color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pumpkin Toast (#de9456) for more energetic effect. Try Tumbleweed as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#65bbdd is the best complementary color to Midnight in Saigon. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d86 complementary color is Viking, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #dd657f and #ddc365. Thus found on the left and right of #d86 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cranberry and Apache colors as they work well with Midnight in Saigon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Midnight in Saigon palette consists of #657fdd and #65ddc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#65bbdd). Try Havelock Blue and Viking colors in combination with #d86, 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 #d86 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Midnight in Saigon. Thus Medium Purple and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Midnight in Saigon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viking, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d86 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Midnight in Saigon tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#65bbdd) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Orchid – 120° from the complementary Viking. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65dd87 and #dd65bb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd8866 is made of 48% red, 30% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Midnight in Saigon has a hue angle of 17.14°, a saturation of 63.64% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd8866 is made of 0% cyan, 33.34% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd8866
RGB Decimal rgb(221,136,102)
RGB Percentage 48%, 30%, 22%
CMYK 0, 33.34, 46.67, 13.33
HSL hsl(17.14,63.64%,63.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.14,53.85%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.9147,29.0859,31.8997)
XYZ xyz(41.0212,33.9398,16.9594)
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