Crimson is deep, 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 | #73fff0 |
| Complementary Color | #008c7d |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 27.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crimson Color. The Petal of a Dying Rose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pixel Bleeding (#bb0022) for more calm effect. Try Red Baron as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#008c7d is the best complementary color to 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 #8c000f complementary color is Teal, 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 Sangria are #8c0054 and #8c3700. Thus found on the left and right of #8c000f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Peru Tan colors as they work well with Crimson.
The split-complementary Crimson palette consists of #00548c and #008c37 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#008c7d). Try Orient and Fun Green colors in combination with #8c000f, 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 #8c000f 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 Crimson. Thus Navy Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crimson contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Teal, Limeade, and Pigment Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c000f 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. Crimson tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#008c7d) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Teal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0e8c00 and #7d008c.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c000f is made of 90% red, 0% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Crimson has a hue angle of 353.57°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c000f is made of 0% cyan, 54.9% magenta, 49.02% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #8c000f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,0,15) |
| RGB Percentage | 90%, 0%, 10% |
| CMYK | 0, 54.9, 49.02, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(353.57,100%,27.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.57,100%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.4062,51.526,35.2422) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9014,5.6099,0.9602) |