Sanguinary Color

#f01a4d

Sanguinary 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 #0fe5b2
Complementary Color #19f0bd
Color Shade: cool red (345.7° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.16% (better contrasting with white)
Sanguinary Color Sample
Sanguinary Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f01a4d

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sanguinary Color. The Red Tape 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 Brutal Doom (#e61626) for more calm effect. Try California Sunset as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#19f0bd is the best complementary color to Sanguinary. 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 #f01a4d 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 Red Ribbon are #f019b7 and #f05219. Thus found on the left and right of #f01a4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shocking Pink and Pomegranate colors as they work well with Sanguinary.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sanguinary palette consists of #19b7f0 and #19f052 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#19f0bd). Try Picton Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #f01a4d, 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 #f01a4d 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 Sanguinary. Thus Blue Ribbon and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sanguinary contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Inch Worm, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #f01a4d 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. Sanguinary tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#19f0bd) 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 #4df019 and #bc19f0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f01a4d is made of 70% red, 8% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Sanguinary has a hue angle of 345.7°, a saturation of 87.7% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f01a4d is made of 0% cyan, 83.92% magenta, 63.92% yellow and 5.88% black ink.

HEX #f01a4d
RGB Decimal rgb(240,26,77)
RGB Percentage 70%, 8%, 22%
CMYK 0, 83.92, 63.92, 5.88
HSL hsl(345.7,87.7%,52.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(345.7,89.17%,94.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.6102,75.7657,29.9058)
XYZ xyz(37.6441,19.7999,8.8589)
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