Gerbera Red Color

#f6611a

Gerbera Red is vivid, 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 #099ee5
Complementary Color #19aef6
Color Shade: warm red (19.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Gerbera Red Color Sample
Gerbera Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6611a

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gerbera Red Color. The Wildfire color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hot Orange (#f4893d) for more calm effect. Try Kanzō Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#19aef6 is the best complementary color to Gerbera Red. 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 #f6611a complementary color is Dodger Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #f61940 and #f6cf19. Thus found on the left and right of #f6611a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Ribbon and Ripe Lemon colors as they work well with Gerbera Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gerbera Red palette consists of #1940f6 and #19f6cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#19aef6). Try Blue Ribbon and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f6611a, 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 #f6611a 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 Gerbera Red. Thus Electric Violet and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gerbera Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Harlequin, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6611a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Gerbera Red tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#19aef6) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking Pink – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #19f661 and #f619ae.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6611a is made of 67% red, 26% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Gerbera Red has a hue angle of 19.36°, a saturation of 92.44% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6611a is made of 0% cyan, 58.43% magenta, 86.27% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6611a
RGB Decimal rgb(246,97,26)
RGB Percentage 67%, 26%, 7%
CMYK 0, 58.43, 86.27, 3.53
HSL hsl(19.36,92.44%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(19.36,89.43%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.0841,54.2962,63.6818)
XYZ xyz(42.4672,28.2168,4.1854)
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