Lifeguard 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 | #1affff |
| Complementary Color | #00e4e5 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lifeguard Color. The Red Prayer Flag 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 Harlock's Cape (#bb0000) for more calm effect. Try Guardsman Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00e4e5 is the best complementary color to Lifeguard. 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 #e50000 complementary color is Bright Turquoise, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Red are #e50072 and #e57200. Thus found on the left and right of #e50000 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose and Mango Tango colors as they work well with Lifeguard.
The split-complementary Lifeguard palette consists of #0072e5 and #00e572 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00e4e5). Try Science Blue and Spring Green colors in combination with #e50000, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #e50000 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 Lifeguard. Thus Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lifeguard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Chartreuse, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #e50000 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lifeguard tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#00e4e5) and two others. The Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Pizzazz – 120° from the complementary Bright Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00e500 and #e500e4.
In a RGB color space, hex #e50000 is made of 100% red, 0% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Lifeguard has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e50000 is made of 0% cyan, 89.8% magenta, 89.8% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #e50000 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,0,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 100%, 0%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 89.8, 89.8, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(0,100%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,100%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.8262,73.8533,61.9706) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3131,16.658,1.5122) |