Hornet Sting Color

#ff0033

Hornet Sting 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 #0fc
Complementary Color #0fc
Color Shade: cool red (348° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Hornet Sting Color Sample
Hornet Sting Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ff0033

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hornet Sting Color. The Lingonberry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Red Knuckles (#dd0011) for more calm effect. Try Rock Lobster as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0fc is the best complementary color to Hornet Sting. 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 #f03 complementary color is White, 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 White are #ff00b2 and #ff4c00. Thus found on the left and right of #f03 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hollywood Cerise and Vermilion colors as they work well with Hornet Sting.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hornet Sting palette consists of #00b2ff and #00ff4c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0fc). Try Dodger Blue and Spring Green colors in combination with #f03, 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 #f03 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 Hornet Sting. Thus Blue and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hornet Sting contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Lime, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #f03 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. Hornet Sting tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#0fc) and two others. The Harlequin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #32ff00 and #cb00ff.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ff0033 is made of 83% red, 0% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Hornet Sting has a hue angle of 348°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff0033 is made of 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 80% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ff0033
RGB Decimal rgb(255,0,51)
RGB Percentage 83%, 0%, 17%
CMYK 0, 100, 80, 0
HSL hsl(348,100%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(348,100%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.4914,80.8146,47.8289)
XYZ xyz(41.8375,21.499,5.0766)
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