Rusted Crimson is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #9fc8d1 |
| Complementary Color | #2e5660 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (10.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 27.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rusted Crimson Color. The Mattar Paneer color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called English Walnut (#3e2b23) for more calm effect. Try Strong Strawberry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2e5660 is the best complementary color to Rusted Crimson. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #60372e complementary color is Casal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Buccaneer are #602e3e and #60502e. Thus found on the left and right of #60372e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Shingle Fawn colors as they work well with Rusted Crimson.
The split-complementary Rusted Crimson palette consists of #2e3d60 and #2e6050 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2e5660). Try Rhino and Stromboli colors in combination with #60372e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #60372e offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rusted Crimson. Thus Jacarta and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rusted Crimson contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casal, Woodland, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #60372e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rusted Crimson tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2e5660) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary Casal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2e6037 and #602e56.
In a RGB color space, hex #60372e is made of 49% red, 28% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Rusted Crimson has a hue angle of 10.8°, a saturation of 35.21% and a lightness of 27.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #60372e is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 62.35% black ink.
| HEX | #60372e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,55,46) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 28%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.08, 19.61, 62.35 |
| HSL | hsl(10.8,35.21%,27.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(10.8,52.08%,37.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.8897,17.193,13.4543) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.6832,5.4164,3.278) |