Basketball 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 | #1198cf |
| Complementary Color | #2fb6ee |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Basketball Color. The Heat of Summer color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Arcade Fire (#ee3311) for more energetic effect. Try Summer Citrus as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2fb6ee is the best complementary color to Basketball. 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 #ee6730 complementary color is Picton Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Flamingo are #ee2f57 and #eec62f. Thus found on the left and right of #ee6730 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amaranth and Golden Dream colors as they work well with Basketball.
The split-complementary Basketball palette consists of #2f57ee and #2feec6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2fb6ee). Try Royal Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #ee6730, 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 #ee6730 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 Basketball. Thus Electric Violet and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Basketball contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Bright Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ee6730 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Basketball tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2fb6ee) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2fee67 and #ee2fb6.
In a RGB color space, hex #ee6730 is made of 61% red, 26% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Basketball has a hue angle of 17.37°, a saturation of 84.82% and a lightness of 56.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ee6730 is made of 0% cyan, 52.94% magenta, 74.51% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #ee6730 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,103,48) |
| RGB Percentage | 61%, 26%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 52.94, 74.51, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(17.37,84.82%,56.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.37,79.83%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.9709,49.2327,54.5558) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6436,28.091,6.0763) |