Alarm 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 | #13fffc |
| Complementary Color | #00ece8 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Alarm Color. The Torch Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Threatening Red (#c30305) for more calm effect. Try Ghost Pepper as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00ece8 is the best complementary color to Alarm. 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 #ec0003 complementary color is Bright Turquoise, 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 Red are #ec0078 and #ec7300. Thus found on the left and right of #ec0003 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose and Clementine colors as they work well with Alarm.
The split-complementary Alarm palette consists of #0078ec and #00ec73 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00ece8). Try Azure Radiance and Spring Green colors in combination with #ec0003, 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 #ec0003 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 Alarm. Thus Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Alarm contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Chartreuse, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ec0003 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. Alarm tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#00ece8) and two others. The Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Bright Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #02ec00 and #e800ec.
In a RGB color space, hex #ec0003 is made of 99% red, 0% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Alarm has a hue angle of 359.24°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ec0003 is made of 0% cyan, 92.55% magenta, 91.37% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #ec0003 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(236,0,3) |
| RGB Percentage | 99%, 0%, 1% |
| CMYK | 0, 92.55, 91.37, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(359.24,100%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.24,100%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.3008,75.5722,62.5471) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6085,17.8394,1.7054) |