Which is darker, Red Black Iridescent or Tidal Teal?

Tidal Teal is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #1A3437, has a lower relative luminance than Red Black Iridescent at #870807.

What finishes do Red Black Iridescent and Tidal Teal come in?

Red Black Iridescent renders in iridescent. Tidal Teal renders in gloss.

Can I see Red Black Iridescent and Tidal Teal on my own car?

Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Red Black Iridescent, then Tidal Teal, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.

Red Black Iridescent vs Tidal Teal

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Tidal Teal (#1A3437) reads darker than Red Black Iridescent (#870807), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Red Black Iridescent lifts them. Red Black Iridescent comes in iridescent; Tidal Teal in gloss. Body shape, paint condition and the light you shoot in move both colours further than a swatch chip suggests. Seeing them on your own car settles it, free, in a couple of minutes.

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Red Black Iridescent vs Tidal Teal: the differences.

The first difference between Red Black Iridescent and Tidal Teal is depth: Tidal Teal reads darker, so it hides body lines that Red Black Iridescent shows. The second is the finish: Red Black Iridescent is offered in iridescent, Tidal Teal in gloss. Low light, curved panels and your own trim decide the rest, and none of that shows up on a swatch. Render both on your car and compare them there.

Side by side

Red Black Iridescent is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #870807. It renders with a iridescent finish — the sheen belongs to the film itself, so there is no separate finish to pick. Body shape, paint condition and the light you photograph in all change how it lands, so the only honest preview of Red Black Iridescent is one made from a photo of your own car.

Tidal Teal is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #1A3437. It renders with a gloss finish — the sheen belongs to the film itself, so there is no separate finish to pick. Body shape, paint condition and the light you photograph in all change how it lands, so the only honest preview of Tidal Teal is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

Red Black Iridescent on real cars.

Nobody has shared a public Red Black Iridescent render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Red Black Iridescent, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.

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Renders

Tidal Teal on real cars.

Nobody has shared a public Tidal Teal render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Tidal Teal, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.

All Tidal Teal renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Red Black Iridescent or Tidal Teal?: Tidal Teal is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #1A3437, has a lower relative luminance than Red Black Iridescent at #870807.
What finishes do Red Black Iridescent and Tidal Teal come in?: Red Black Iridescent renders in iridescent. Tidal Teal renders in gloss.
Can I see Red Black Iridescent and Tidal Teal on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Red Black Iridescent, then Tidal Teal, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.

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