Maraschino Color

#ff2600

Maraschino 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 #00d9ff
Complementary Color #00d8ff
Color Shade: mid red (8.94° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Maraschino Color Sample
Maraschino Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ff2600

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Maraschino Color. The Anarchy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Passion for Revenge (#dd0d06) for more calm effect. Try Republican as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#00d8ff is the best complementary color to Maraschino. 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 #ff2600 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 orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Scarlet are #ff0059 and #ffa500. Thus found on the left and right of #ff2600 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose and Web Orange colors as they work well with Maraschino.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Maraschino palette consists of #0059ff and #00ffa5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00d8ff). Try Blue Ribbon and Spring Green colors in combination with #ff2600, 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 #ff2600 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 Maraschino. Thus Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Maraschino contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cyan / Aqua, Bright Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff2600 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Maraschino tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#00d8ff) and two others. The Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Pizzazz – 120° from the complementary Cyan / Aqua. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00ff26 and #ff00d9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ff2600 is made of 87% red, 13% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Maraschino has a hue angle of 8.94°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff2600 is made of 0% cyan, 85.1% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ff2600
RGB Decimal rgb(255,38,0)
RGB Percentage 87%, 13%, 0%
CMYK 0, 85.1, 100, 0
HSL hsl(8.94,100%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.94,100%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.7061,75.8683,67.7571)
XYZ xyz(41.9331,22.6462,2.161)
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