Red Pigment 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 | #12e3db |
| Complementary Color | #1cece4 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Pigment Color. The Watermelonade 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 Evil Sunz Scarlet (#c2191f) for more calm effect. Try Vineyard Autumn as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1cece4 is the best complementary color to Red Pigment. 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 #ed1c24 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 Crimson are #ec1c8c and #ec7c1c. Thus found on the left and right of #ed1c24 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Tango colors as they work well with Red Pigment.
The split-complementary Red Pigment palette consists of #1c8cec and #1cec7c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1cece4). Try Dodger Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #ed1c24, 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 #ed1c24 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 Red Pigment. Thus Blue and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Pigment contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Inch Worm, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ed1c24 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. Red Pigment tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#1cece4) 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 #24ec1c and #e41cec.
In a RGB color space, hex #ed1c24 is made of 79% red, 9% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Red Pigment has a hue angle of 357.7°, a saturation of 85.31% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ed1c24 is made of 0% cyan, 81.96% magenta, 78.82% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ed1c24 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,28,36) |
| RGB Percentage | 79%, 9%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 81.96, 78.82, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(357.7,85.31%,51.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.7,88.19%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.6432,73.3616,51.6163) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6587,18.9624,3.4498) |