Tango Color

#ed7a1c

Tango is vibrant, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #1285e3
Complementary Color #1c8eec
Color Shade: warm red (26.99° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.96% (better contrasting with white)
Tango Color Sample
Tango Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ed7a1c

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tango Color. The Santiago Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Nuclear Mango (#ee9933) for more calm effect. Try Plastic Carrot as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1c8eec is the best complementary color to Tango. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ed7a1c complementary color is Dodger Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tango are #ec1c26 and #ece21c. Thus found on the left and right of #ed7a1c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Alizarin Crimson and Barberry colors as they work well with Tango.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tango palette consists of #1c26ec and #1cece2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1c8eec). Try Persian Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #ed7a1c, 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 #ed7a1c offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tango. Thus Electric Violet and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tango contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Harlequin, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ed7a1c square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Tango tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1c8eec) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1cec7a and #ec1c8f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ed7a1c is made of 61% red, 32% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Tango has a hue angle of 26.99°, a saturation of 85.31% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ed7a1c is made of 0% cyan, 45.1% magenta, 81.96% yellow and 7.06% black ink.

HEX #ed7a1c
RGB Decimal rgb(237,122,28)
RGB Percentage 61%, 32%, 7%
CMYK 0, 45.1, 81.96, 7.06
HSL hsl(26.99,85.31%,51.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.99,88.19%,92.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.349,39.1008,64.9127)
XYZ xyz(42.0942,32.0074,5.0581)
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