Grapefruit is vibrant, 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 | #02a6a9 |
| Complementary Color | #56f9fc |
| Color Shade: | mid red (1.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Grapefruit Color. The Red Stop color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Flame Angelfish (#fd4c29) for more energetic effect. Try Strawberry Field as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#56f9fc is the best complementary color to Grapefruit. 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 #fd5956 complementary color is Aquamarine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Carnation are #fc56a6 and #fcac56. Thus found on the left and right of #fd5956 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brilliant Rose and Texas Rose colors as they work well with Grapefruit.
The split-complementary Grapefruit palette consists of #56a6fc and #56fcac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#56f9fc). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #fd5956, 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 #fd5956 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 Grapefruit. Thus Cornflower Blue and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grapefruit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aquamarine, Green Yellow, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fd5956 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grapefruit tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#56f9fc) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flamingo – 120° from the complementary Aquamarine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56fc59 and #fc56f9.
In a RGB color space, hex #fd5956 is made of 59% red, 21% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Grapefruit has a hue angle of 1.08°, a saturation of 97.66% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fd5956 is made of 0% cyan, 64.32% magenta, 65.49% yellow and 0.78% black ink.
| HEX | #fd5956 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(253,89,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 59%, 21%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 64.32, 65.49, 0.78 |
| HSL | hsl(1.08,97.66%,66.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(1.08,66.01%,99.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.5153,62.0724,36.2156) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7601,28.6993,11.9318) |