Castro Color

#52001f

Castro is deep, 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 #adffe0
Complementary Color #005232
Color Shade: red magenta (337.32° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 16.08% (better contrasting with white)
Castro Color Sample
Castro Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #52001f

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Castro Color. The Claret 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 soft alternative called Bordeaux (#7b002c) for more calm effect. Try Siren as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#005232 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 #52001f complementary color is Kaitoke 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 Castro are #520048 and #520900. Thus found on the left and right of #52001f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blackberry and Rosewood colors as they work well with Castro.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Castro palette consists of #004852 and #00520a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#005232). Try Sherpa Blue and Crusoe colors in combination with #52001f, 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 #52001f 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 Prussian Blue and Verdun Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Castro contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kaitoke Green, Verdun Green, and Stratos split by 90° on the color wheel. #52001f 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 (#005232) and two others. The Verdun Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ripe Plum – 120° from the complementary Kaitoke Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1e5200 and #320052.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #52001f is made of 73% red, 0% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Castro has a hue angle of 337.32°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 16.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #52001f is made of 0% cyan, 32.16% magenta, 20% yellow and 67.84% black ink.

HEX #52001f
RGB Decimal rgb(82,0,31)
RGB Percentage 73%, 0%, 27%
CMYK 0, 32.16, 20, 67.84
HSL hsl(337.32,100%,16.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(337.32,100%,32.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(14.9141,36.6169,5.7289)
XYZ xyz(3.727,1.8928,1.4652)
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