Crystal Dark Red Color

#6d2c32

Crystal Dark Red is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #92d3cd
Complementary Color #2c6d67
Color Shade: cool red (354.46° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30% (better contrasting with white)
Crystal Dark Red Color Sample
Crystal Dark Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6d2c32

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crystal Dark Red Color. The Sehnsucht Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Well Read (#8e3537) for more energetic effect. Try Red Bay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2c6d67 is the best complementary color to Crystal Dark Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6d2c32 complementary color is Casal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Buccaneer are #6d2c52 and #6d462c. Thus found on the left and right of #6d2c32 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finn and Old Copper colors as they work well with Crystal Dark Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crystal Dark Red palette consists of #2c526d and #2c6d46 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c6d67). Try San Juan and Amazon colors in combination with #6d2c32, 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 #6d2c32 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Crystal Dark Red. Thus Jacarta and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crystal Dark Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casal, Woodland, and Jacarta split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d2c32 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm 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. Crystal Dark Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2c6d67) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eminence – 120° from the complementary Casal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #326d2c and #662c6d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6d2c32 is made of 54% red, 22% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Crystal Dark Red has a hue angle of 354.46°, a saturation of 42.48% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d2c32 is made of 0% cyan, 25.5% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 57.25% black ink.

HEX #6d2c32
RGB Decimal rgb(109,44,50)
RGB Percentage 54%, 22%, 25%
CMYK 0, 25.5, 23.14, 57.25
HSL hsl(354.46,42.48%,30%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354.46,59.63%,42.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(27.5259,29.5123,10.6925)
XYZ xyz(7.7831,5.2829,3.6271)
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