Placebo Red is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #031414 |
| Complementary Color | #ebfbfb |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 95.49% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Placebo Red Color. The Pinky Promise 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 Pink Dogwood (#f7d1d1) for more calm effect. Try Fairy Tale Dream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ebfbfb is the best complementary color to Placebo Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fcebeb complementary color is Polar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Linen are #fbebf3 and #fbf3eb. Thus found on the left and right of #fcebeb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carousel Pink and Linen colors as they work well with Placebo Red.
The split-complementary Placebo Red palette consists of #ebf3fb and #ebfbf3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ebfbfb). Try Polar and White Ice colors in combination with #fcebeb, 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 #fcebeb 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 Placebo Red. Thus Moon Raker and Feta giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Placebo Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polar, Feta, and Selago split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcebeb square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Placebo Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#ebfbfb) and two others. The Feta is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carousel Pink – 120° from the complementary Polar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ebfbeb and #fbebfb.
In a RGB color space, hex #fcebeb is made of 35% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Placebo Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 73.91% and a lightness of 95.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcebeb is made of 0% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fcebeb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,235,235) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.66, 6.66, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(0,73.91%,95.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,6.75%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.3595,5.7488,2.0606) |
| XYZ | xyz(84.8486,86.1103,90.7462) |