Red October 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 | #01d8ed |
| Complementary Color | #12e9fd |
| Color Shade: | mid red (5.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red October Color. The Anarchy 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 Republican (#de0100) for more energetic effect. Try Pumping Spice as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#12e9fd is the best complementary color to Red October. 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 #fe2712 complementary color is Cyan / Aqua, 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 Scarlet are #fd1272 and #fd9d12. Thus found on the left and right of #fe2712 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose and Tree Poppy colors as they work well with Red October.
The split-complementary Red October palette consists of #1272fd and #12fd9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#12e9fd). Try Blue Ribbon and Spring Green colors in combination with #fe2712, 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 #fe2712 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 Red October. Thus Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red October contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cyan / Aqua, Bright Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #fe2712 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. Red October tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#12e9fd) and two others. The Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Magenta / Fuchsia – 120° from the complementary Cyan / Aqua. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #12fd27 and #fd12e8.
In a RGB color space, hex #fe2712 is made of 82% red, 13% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Red October has a hue angle of 5.34°, a saturation of 99.16% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fe2712 is made of 0% cyan, 84.32% magenta, 92.55% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fe2712 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,39,18) |
| RGB Percentage | 82%, 13%, 6% |
| CMYK | 0, 84.32, 92.55, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(5.34,99.16%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(5.34,92.91%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.622,75.5475,63.2278) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7078,22.5655,2.7296) |