Blistering Mars is soft, 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 | #0093ae |
| Complementary Color | #51e3fe |
| Color Shade: | mid red (9.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Blistering Mars Color. The Tangerine Dream color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Orange Aura (#ff9682) for more calm effect. Try Barbarian Flesh as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#51e3fe is the best complementary color to Blistering Mars. 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 #ff6c51 complementary color is Malibu, 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 Persimmon are #fe518c and #fec351. Thus found on the left and right of #ff6c51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Watermelon and Texas Rose colors as they work well with Blistering Mars.
The split-complementary Blistering Mars palette consists of #518cfe and #51fec3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#51e3fe). Try Dodger Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ff6c51, 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 #ff6c51 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 Blistering Mars. Thus Cornflower Blue and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blistering Mars contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff6c51 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. Blistering Mars tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#51e3fe) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flamingo – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51fe6c and #fe51e3.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff6c51 is made of 57% red, 24% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Blistering Mars has a hue angle of 9.31°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff6c51 is made of 0% cyan, 57.65% magenta, 68.24% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff6c51 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,108,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 24%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 57.65, 68.24, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(9.31,100%,65.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(9.31,68.24%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.8187,54.3685,42.9745) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.0878,32.5792,11.5385) |