Roman Empire Red Color

#ee1111

Roman Empire Red is vivid, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #1ee
Complementary Color #10edee
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Roman Empire Red Color Sample
Roman Empire Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ee1111

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Roman Empire Red Color. The Minestrone 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 saturated alternative called Rebellion Red (#cc0404) for more energetic effect. Try Carmine Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#10edee is the best complementary color to Roman Empire Red. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e11 complementary color is Bright Turquoise, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ee107f and #ee7f10. Thus found on the left and right of #e11 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Razzmatazz and Tango colors as they work well with Roman Empire Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Roman Empire Red palette consists of #107fee and #10ee7f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#10edee). Try Azure Radiance and Spring Green colors in combination with #e11, 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 #e11 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 Roman Empire Red. Thus Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Roman Empire Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Chartreuse, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #e11 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Roman Empire Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#10edee) and two others. The Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Magenta / Fuchsia – 120° from the complementary Bright Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #10ee10 and #ee10ed.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ee1111 is made of 88% red, 6% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Roman Empire Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 86.67% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ee1111 is made of 0% cyan, 86.66% magenta, 86.66% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #ee1111
RGB Decimal rgb(238,17,17)
RGB Percentage 88%, 6%, 6%
CMYK 0, 86.66, 86.66, 6.67
HSL hsl(0,86.67%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,92.86%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.2379,74.7807,59.3223)
XYZ xyz(35.5615,18.6185,2.2497)
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