Imperial 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 | #13d6c7 |
| Complementary Color | #29ecdd |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Imperial Red Color. The Light Shōrei Red 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 Thunder Mountain Longhorn Pepper (#ce1b1f) for more calm effect. Try Fire Axe Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#29ecdd is the best complementary color to Imperial 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 #ec2938 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 Alizarin Crimson are #ec2999 and #ec7b29. Thus found on the left and right of #ec2938 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Violet Red and Tango colors as they work well with Imperial Red.
The split-complementary Imperial Red palette consists of #2999ec and #29ec7b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#29ecdd). Try Picton Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #ec2938, 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 #ec2938 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 Imperial Red. Thus Royal Blue and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Imperial Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Inch Worm, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ec2938 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. Imperial Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#29ecdd) and two others. The Harlequin 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 #37ec29 and #dd29ec.
In a RGB color space, hex #ec2938 is made of 71% red, 12% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Imperial Red has a hue angle of 355.38°, a saturation of 83.69% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ec2938 is made of 0% cyan, 76.47% magenta, 70.59% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #ec2938 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(236,41,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 71%, 12%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 76.47, 70.59, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(355.38,83.69%,54.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355.38,82.63%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.5012,71.1408,41.8185) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0988,19.7043,5.6421) |