Iron Man color: Iron Man red

Iron Man's armor is primarily red with gold plating and a glowing chest reactor. Its approximate study hex value is #AE1319 (RGB 174, 19, 25; HSB 358°, 89%, 68%).

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Marvel ComicsRed cartoonsarmorFirst appeared 1963
Iron Man — official character art (via Wikipedia).
Hex
#AE1319
RGB
174, 19, 25
HSB
358°, 89%, 68%
CSS
color: #AE1319;

Iron Man red palette

Tints, shades, and the complementary color — useful for color study and for matching Iron Man's shade in the game.

Lighter
#E0A5A8
Light
#CA666A
Base
#AE1319
Dark
#7D0E12
Darker
#54090C
Complement
#13ADA8

Why this shade?

A deep candy-apple red over gold gives the suit a sleek, high-performance, almost automotive look.

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How this value is sourced: Color values are study approximations sampled from official character art and corroborated against widely-cited community color references, then expressed as the nearest standard hex value.

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About Iron Man's color

What color is Iron Man?

Iron Man's armor is primarily red with gold plating and a glowing chest reactor. Its approximate study hex value is #AE1319 (RGB 174, 19, 25; HSB 358°, 89%, 68%).

What is the hex code for Iron Man?

Iron Man is commonly studied as #AE1319 — a iron man red shade with RGB (174, 19, 25) and HSB (358°, 89%, 68%).

Why is Iron Man red?

A deep candy-apple red over gold gives the suit a sleek, high-performance, almost automotive look.

When did Iron Man first appear?

Iron Man first appeared in 1963, in Marvel Comics.