Bethlehem Red Color

#ee0022

Bethlehem 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 #1fd
Complementary Color #0ec
Color Shade: cool red (351.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Bethlehem Red Color Sample
Bethlehem Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ee0022

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bethlehem Red Color. The Vivid Crimson 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 Threatening Red (#c30305) for more calm effect. Try Lotti Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0ec is the best complementary color to Bethlehem 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 #e02 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ee0098 and #e50. Thus found on the left and right of #e02 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hollywood Cerise and White colors as they work well with Bethlehem Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bethlehem Red palette consists of #0098ee and #0e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0ec). Try Azure Radiance and White colors in combination with #e02, 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 #e02 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 Bethlehem Red. Thus Blue and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bethlehem Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Chartreuse, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #e02 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Bethlehem Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#0ec) and two others. The Harlequin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #21ee00 and #cb00ee.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ee0022 is made of 88% red, 0% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Bethlehem Red has a hue angle of 351.43°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ee0022 is made of 0% cyan, 93.33% magenta, 80% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #ee0022
RGB Decimal rgb(238,0,34)
RGB Percentage 88%, 0%, 13%
CMYK 0, 93.33, 80, 6.67
HSL hsl(351.43,100%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(351.43,100%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.8491,76.4127,52.0026)
XYZ xyz(35.5486,18.2926,3.1706)
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