Castro Color

#44232f

Castro is calm, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #bbdcd0
Complementary Color #234438
Color Shade: red magenta (338.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 20.2% (better contrasting with white)
Castro Color Sample
Castro Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #44232f

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Castro Color. The Violet Posy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Clinker Red (#663145) for more energetic effect. Try Wine Dregs as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#234438 is the best complementary color to Castro. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #44232f complementary color is Te Papa Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Livid Brown are #44233f and #442723. Thus found on the left and right of #44232f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Livid Brown and Crater Brown colors as they work well with Castro.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Castro palette consists of #233f44 and #234427 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#234438). Try Plantation and Everglade colors in combination with #44232f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #44232f offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Castro. Thus Ebony Clay and Mallard giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Castro contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Te Papa Green, Woodland, and Martinique split by 90° on the color wheel. #44232f square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Castro tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#234438) and two others. The Mallard is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bossanova – 120° from the complementary Te Papa Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2e4423 and #372344.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #44232f is made of 45% red, 23% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Castro has a hue angle of 338.18°, a saturation of 32.04% and a lightness of 20.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #44232f is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 73.33% black ink.

HEX #44232f
RGB Decimal rgb(68,35,47)
RGB Percentage 45%, 23%, 31%
CMYK 0, 12.94, 8.24, 73.33
HSL hsl(338.18,32.04%,20.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(338.18,48.53%,26.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.5239,17.505,-0.9751)
XYZ xyz(3.498,2.6362,3.0138)
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