Manganese Red Color

#e52b50

Manganese Red 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 #1ad4af
Complementary Color #2ae5bf
Color Shade: cool red (348.06° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Manganese Red Color Sample
Manganese Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e52b50

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Manganese Red Color. The Relief 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 saturated alternative called Brutal Doom (#e61626) for more energetic effect. Try High Risk Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2ae5bf is the best complementary color to Manganese Red. 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 #e52b50 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 Amaranth are #e52aac and #e5622a. Thus found on the left and right of #e52b50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise and Hot Cinnamon colors as they work well with Manganese Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Manganese Red palette consists of #2aace5 and #2ae563 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2ae5bf). Try Picton Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #e52b50, 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 #e52b50 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 Manganese Red. Thus Royal Blue and Lima giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Manganese Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise, Inch Worm, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #e52b50 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. Manganese Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2ae5bf) and two others. The Lima is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4fe52a and #c02ae5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e52b50 is made of 65% red, 12% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Manganese Red has a hue angle of 348.06°, a saturation of 78.15% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e52b50 is made of 0% cyan, 72.94% magenta, 58.43% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #e52b50
RGB Decimal rgb(229,43,80)
RGB Percentage 65%, 12%, 23%
CMYK 0, 72.94, 58.43, 10.2
HSL hsl(348.06,78.15%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(348.06,81.22%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.6462,69.8296,26.4354)
XYZ xyz(34.6249,18.965,9.4251)
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