Dark Crimson 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 | #7bc3be |
| Complementary Color | #3c837e |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Crimson Color. The Black Pudding 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 California Poppy (#a83c3f) for more energetic effect. Try Cranberry Jam as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3c837e is the best complementary color to Dark Crimson. 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 #843c41 complementary color is Oracle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lotus are #833c64 and #835a3c. Thus found on the left and right of #843c41 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Spicy Mix colors as they work well with Dark Crimson.
The split-complementary Dark Crimson palette consists of #3c6583 and #3c835a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c837e). Try Ming and Amazon colors in combination with #843c41, 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 #843c41 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 Dark Crimson. Thus East Bay and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Crimson contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oracle, Fern Green, and Victoria split by 90° on the color wheel. #843c41 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Crimson tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3c837e) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Oracle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41833c and #7e3c83.
In a RGB color space, hex #843c41 is made of 51% red, 23% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Crimson has a hue angle of 355.83°, a saturation of 37.5% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #843c41 is made of 0% cyan, 28.23% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 48.24% black ink.
| HEX | #843c41 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,60,65) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 23%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 28.23, 26.27, 48.24 |
| HSL | hsl(355.83,37.5%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355.83,54.55%,51.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.041,31.4242,11.859) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0857,8.5189,6.0084) |