Red Color

#ff0000

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

Inverse Color #0ff
Complementary Color #00feff
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Red Color Sample
Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ff0000

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Color. The Republican 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 Red Pegasus (#dd0000) for more calm effect. Try Orko as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#00feff is the best complementary color to Red. 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 #f00 complementary color is Cyan / Aqua, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ff007f and #ff7f00. Thus found on the left and right of #f00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose and Flush Orange colors as they work well with Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red palette consists of #007fff and #00ff7f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00feff). Try Azure Radiance and Spring Green colors in combination with #f00, 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 #f00 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 Red. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cyan / Aqua, Chartreuse, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #f00 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid 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. Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#00feff) and two others. The White 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 #0f0 and #ff00fe.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ff0000 is made of 100% red, 0% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff0000 is made of 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ff0000
RGB Decimal rgb(255,0,0)
RGB Percentage 100%, 0%, 0%
CMYK 0, 100, 100, 0
HSL hsl(0,100%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,100%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.2329,80.1093,67.2201)
XYZ xyz(41.24,21.26,1.93)
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