X Marks the Spot Color

#e6474a

X Marks the Spot is vibrant, 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 #19b8b5
Complementary Color #47e6e3
Color Shade: cool red (358.87° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.02% (better contrasting with white)
X Marks the Spot Color Sample
X Marks the Spot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6474a

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to X Marks the Spot Color. The Purehearted 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 Redstone (#e46b71) for more calm effect. Try Zahri Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#47e6e3 is the best complementary color to X Marks the Spot. 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 #e6474a complementary color is Turquoise Blue, 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 Cinnabar are #e64799 and #e69347. Thus found on the left and right of #e6474a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise and Jaffa colors as they work well with X Marks the Spot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary X Marks the Spot palette consists of #4799e6 and #47e693 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#47e6e3). Try Picton Blue and Shamrock colors in combination with #e6474a, 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 #e6474a 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 X Marks the Spot. Thus Royal Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of X Marks the Spot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise Blue, Conifer, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6474a 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. X Marks the Spot tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#47e6e3) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Turquoise Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4ae647 and #e247e6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6474a is made of 61% red, 19% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode X Marks the Spot has a hue angle of 358.87°, a saturation of 76.08% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6474a is made of 0% cyan, 62.36% magenta, 61.18% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6474a
RGB Decimal rgb(230,71,74)
RGB Percentage 61%, 19%, 20%
CMYK 0, 62.36, 61.18, 9.8
HSL hsl(358.87,76.08%,59.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.87,69.13%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.8396,61.14,33.9843)
XYZ xyz(36.1224,21.8239,8.7871)
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