Spectacular Scarlet Color

#f72305

Spectacular Scarlet is vivid, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #08dcfa
Complementary Color #05d8f7
Color Shade: mid red (7.44° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.41% (better contrasting with white)
Spectacular Scarlet Color Sample
Spectacular Scarlet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f72305

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Spectacular Scarlet Color. The Exotic Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Red Epiphyllum (#d00000) for more energetic effect. Try Dragon Fire as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#05d8f7 is the best complementary color to Spectacular Scarlet. 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 #f72305 complementary color is Bright Turquoise, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Scarlet are #f70560 and #f79c05. Thus found on the left and right of #f72305 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Razzmatazz and California colors as they work well with Spectacular Scarlet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Spectacular Scarlet palette consists of #055ff7 and #05f79c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#05d8f7). Try Blue Ribbon and Spring Green colors in combination with #f72305, 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 #f72305 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Spectacular Scarlet. Thus Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Spectacular Scarlet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Bright Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #f72305 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Spectacular Scarlet tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#05d8f7) and two others. The Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Pizzazz – 120° from the complementary Bright Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #05f722 and #f705d8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f72305 is made of 86% red, 12% green and 2% blue. In a HSL mode Spectacular Scarlet has a hue angle of 7.44°, a saturation of 96.03% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f72305 is made of 0% cyan, 83.13% magenta, 94.9% yellow and 3.14% black ink.

HEX #f72305
RGB Decimal rgb(247,35,5)
RGB Percentage 86%, 12%, 2%
CMYK 0, 83.13, 94.9, 3.14
HSL hsl(7.44,96.03%,49.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(7.44,97.98%,96.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.9355,74.3661,64.8831)
XYZ xyz(38.9862,20.9872,2.1397)
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