MicroProse Red Color

#ee172b

MicroProse 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 #11e8d4
Complementary Color #16eeda
Color Shade: cool red (354.42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.18% (better contrasting with white)
MicroProse Red Color Sample
MicroProse Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ee172b

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to MicroProse Red Color. The Manganese Red 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 Spanish Crimson (#e51a4c) for more calm effect. Try Radish Lips as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#16eeda is the best complementary color to MicroProse 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 #ee172b complementary color is Bright Turquoise, 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 Crimson are #ee1696 and #ee6e16. Thus found on the left and right of #ee172b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Tango colors as they work well with MicroProse Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary MicroProse Red palette consists of #1696ee and #16ee6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#16eeda). Try Dodger Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #ee172b, 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 #ee172b 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 MicroProse Red. Thus Blue and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of MicroProse Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Inch Worm, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ee172b 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. MicroProse Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#16eeda) 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 #2aee16 and #da16ee.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ee172b is made of 78% red, 8% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode MicroProse Red has a hue angle of 354.42°, a saturation of 86.35% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ee172b is made of 0% cyan, 84.31% magenta, 76.47% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #ee172b
RGB Decimal rgb(238,23,43)
RGB Percentage 78%, 8%, 14%
CMYK 0, 84.31, 76.47, 6.67
HSL hsl(354.42,86.35%,51.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354.42,90.34%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.6455,74.5063,48.1527)
XYZ xyz(36.0023,18.9644,4.0485)
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