Virtual Boy Color

#fe0215

Virtual Boy 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 #01fdea
Complementary Color #01feeb
Color Shade: cool red (355.48° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.2% (better contrasting with white)
Virtual Boy Color Sample
Virtual Boy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fe0215

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Virtual Boy Color. The Red Flag color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Medium Scarlet (#fc2847) for more calm effect. Try Là Jiāo Hóng Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#01feeb is the best complementary color to Virtual Boy. 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 #fe0215 complementary color is Cyan / Aqua, 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 are #fe0192 and #fe6d01. Thus found on the left and right of #fe0215 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose and Blaze Orange colors as they work well with Virtual Boy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Virtual Boy palette consists of #0192fe and #01fe6d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#01feeb). Try Azure Radiance and Spring Green colors in combination with #fe0215, 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 #fe0215 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 Virtual Boy. Thus Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Virtual Boy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cyan / Aqua, Chartreuse, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #fe0215 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. Virtual Boy tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#01feeb) and two others. The Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Cyan / Aqua. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #14fe01 and #ea01fe.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fe0215 is made of 92% red, 1% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Virtual Boy has a hue angle of 355.48°, a saturation of 99.21% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fe0215 is made of 0% cyan, 98.83% magenta, 91.37% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #fe0215
RGB Decimal rgb(254,2,21)
RGB Percentage 92%, 1%, 8%
CMYK 0, 98.83, 91.37, 0.39
HSL hsl(355.48,99.21%,50.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(355.48,99.21%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.1333,79.8953,61.3611)
XYZ xyz(41.0301,21.1684,2.6328)
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