The opposite of red, also known as the complement of red, is the color that has the highest contrast with red. This is traditionally listed as green in color wheels based on a 1892 model known as opponent process theory that suggests that humans perceive color as red versus green, blue versus yellow and black versus white. This theory is disputed in several ways and probably isn't completely accurate (see notes below). As such, the complements of red colors are listed below according to optics and the RGB color model.
Red
#ff0000 Cyan
#00ffff Primary Red
#ed1b24 Turquoise
#12e4db Medium Red
#c40234 Bright Mint
#3bfdcb Madder
#a50021 Seafoam Green
#5affde Brink Pink
#fb607f Viridian
#049f80 Crimson
#dc143c Dark Aquamarine
#23ebc3
Rosewood
#65000b Light Cyan
#9afff4 Carmine
#960018 Soft Cyan
#69ffe7 Imperial Red
#ed2939 Light Teal
#12d6c6 Dark Salmon
#ff7f7f Teal
#008080 NotesModern research (see reference below) suggests that the human eye uses red and cyan as opposites not red and green. This makes sense as red and cyan are complements in optical theory. As such, cyan and the complements above are possibly more accurate than traditional color wheels.In theory, if you mix complementary colors, the result is a shade of grey.
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ReferencesPridmore, Ralph W.. "Single cell spectrally opposed responses: opponent colours or complementary colours?". Journal of Optics. October 2012.
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