Red-Handed Color – #dd2233: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Red-handed traces back to the Scottish Acts of Parliament of James I in 1432, which spoke of an offender “taken reid hand,” and Red-Handed color #dd2233 is a bright crimson. Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe helped spread the phrase, and the hex has a slight blue lean that gives it the look of fresh blood more than tomato.

Red-Handed Color Shades

Complementary colors

1. #DD2232

2. #22DDCD

Triadic colors

1. #DD2232

2. #32DD22

3. #2232DD

Tints or lighter colors

1. #E44E5B

2. #EB7A84

3. #F1A7AD

4. #F8D3D6

Darker colors

1. #B11B28

2. #85141E

3. #580E14

4. #2C070A

Analogous colors

1. #CD22DD

2. #DD228F

3. #DD2232

4. #DD7022

5. #DDCD22

Monochromatic colors

1. #A80A18

2. #D21323

3. #E63241

4. #E7646F

5. #EB949B