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) |
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.
#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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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) |