Candy Apple Red 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 | #00f7ff |
| Complementary Color | #00f6ff |
| Color Shade: | mid red (1.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Candy Apple Red Color. The Poppy Surprise color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red 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.
#00f6ff is the best complementary color to Candy Apple 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 #ff0800 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 Red are #f07 and #ff8700. Thus found on the left and right of #ff0800 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Flush Orange colors as they work well with Candy Apple Red.
The split-complementary Candy Apple Red palette consists of #07f and #00ff87 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00f6ff). Try White and Spring Green colors in combination with #ff0800, 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 #ff0800 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 Candy Apple Red. Thus Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Candy Apple Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cyan / Aqua, White, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff0800 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. Candy Apple Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#00f6ff) 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 #00ff07 and #ff00f6.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff0800 is made of 97% red, 3% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Candy Apple Red has a hue angle of 1.88°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff0800 is made of 0% cyan, 96.86% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff0800 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,8,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 97%, 3%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 96.86, 100, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(1.88,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(1.88,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.4209,79.5644,67.2848) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3268,21.4337,1.9589) |